Prayers to
St. Augustine of Hippo
Patron of Theologians
Patron of Brewers

Beloved Saint of
our age, you were at first wholly human-centered and attached to
false teachings. Finally converted through God's grace, you
became a praying theologian---God-centered, God-loving, and
God-preaching.
Help theologians in their study of revealed truth. Let them
always follow the Church Magisterium as they strive to
communicate traditional teachings in a new form that will appeal
to our contemporaries. Amen.

A Beautiful Prayer by St. Augustine
I beg of You, my
God, let me know You and love You
so that I may be happy in You. And though I cannot do this fully
in this life, yet let me improve from day to day till I may do so
to the full.
Let me know You more and more in this life,
that I may know You perfectly in heaven.
Let me know You more and more here, so that I may love you
perfectly there,
so that my joy may be great in itself here, and complete in
heaven with You.
O Truthful God, let me receive the happiness of heaven
which You promise so that my joy may be full.
In the meantime, let my mind think of it, let my tongue talk of
it,
let my heart long for it,
let my mouth speak of it, let my soul hunger after it,
let my flesh thirst after it,
let my whole being desire it,
until such time as I may enter through death into the joy of my
Lord,
there to continue forever, world without end. Amen.

See also prayers to St. Alphonsus Liguori.

feast day: August 28
Read St. Augustine's biography
in the Catholic Online Saints Index.

Recommended Reading
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Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine (Spiritual Life Series) |
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01/09/2006
