Festival of St. Monica
Katherine Drexel Grant
August 7th, 2024
Upper Parking Lot
St. Matthew Catholic Parish,
Cedar Rapids
The staff at St. Matthew Catholic Community sent in an application for the Katherine Drexel grant to be used for evangelization.
The grant will be used to hold the Festival of St. Monica. The intention of the festival is to provide a fun community building event for all ages.
Who is St. Monica?
Patron saint of children returning to the church.
St. Monica was born in modern day Algeria and had three sons. Two of her sons entered religious life, but one son, (saint) Augustine, was rebellious and turned away from the church. Eventually Monica had a vision about reconciling with her son. She followed him in his travels. After 17 years, and with help from St. Ambrose, she managed to help her son convert back to the church.
St. Monica also converted her husband and mother-in-law before their death.
“Nothing is far from God”