Daybreak

Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine; Monica prayed for Augustine–who was living an immoral life–to return to the faith; her prayers were answered when St. Augustine was baptized by St. Ambrose in 387; shortly afterward, Monica took ill and died, “all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled.” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/21 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13