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Holy Families = Vocations

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Monday, August 31, 2009 12:53 PM Comments (0)

Speaking at yesterday’s Angelus prayers in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the crucial role parents play in fostering vocations.

And as this Rome Reports video notes, he held up St. Monica, who made the conversion of her son St. Augustine her central objective in life, as an example of the influence dedicated parents can play in the spiritual lives of their children.

Filed under benedict xvi, family, st. monica, vocations

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