Journeying With The Saints

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me. We have a longer reading today where we will hear about how St. Augustine is trying to hold it together after his mother's death.

There will be a part in Latin that is an evening prayer written by St. Ambrose. Instead of me stumbling through it, I will play it being sung by a choir at a Benedictine Abbey in Germany. They do a much better job that I could ever do.

With that, let's read from Book Nine, Chapter Twelve on page 200.

Sung Ambrose Evening Hymn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjzwxCy-ksk

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we will be at the deathbed of St. Monica as she declares her wishes to her sons. Yes, I said sons. We will be introduced to St. Augustine's brother.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eleven on page 199.

Article on the Basilica of St. Augustine

https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/praying-at-the-tomb-of-st-monica/

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we have an endearing moment between St. Augustine and his mom.

Let's hear what they are talking about as we read from Book Nine, Chapter Ten on page 196.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to hear more about St. Monica's good virtues today and there's lots to talk about, so let's get started.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Nine on page 194.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a sad reading today, as we will hear that St. Monica has passed away.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eight on page 192.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, in our reading, it's almost like St. Augustine is just gushing with all the news of the day. We are going to get all kinds of information about what is going on in the Christian world of Milan. I think you'll find it very interesting.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Seven on page 191.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is the day when we read about St. Augustine baptism. We are also going to hear about Adeodatus, St. Augustine's son. We haven't really heard much of anything about him, so I think you will be interested in this short reading.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Six on page 190.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we hear about how St. Augustine is leaving his job and he reaches out to St. Ambrose for some advice on Scripture.

We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Five on page 189.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have quite possibly our longest reading today in the book. It's not deep theology or anything like that, so don't be scared away.

Since it is quite long, for times sake, I won't give a reflection. It's pretty self-explanatory.

So, with that said, we are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Four on page 185.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We will hear today about St. Augustine's friend, Vercundus. He wants to be a Christian, but doesn't really feel like he can because he is married. He feels that his marriage keeps him from living a true Christian life.

So, let's talk about vocations, shall we? We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Three on page 183.