In book 4, he condemns his tears as selfish and misdirected. Finally, losing his patience, the bishop said to her, leave me. Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles, such as jeanjacques rousseaus confessions. Son of tears a novel on the life of saint augustine epub. Most of the information about her comes from book ix of her son s confessions. Augustine of hippo, was born in 322 in tagaste located in modernday algeria. Augustine was born in thagaste, near hippo, in what is now algeria, on november, 354. Augustine was baptized by ambrose at milan during eastertide, a. He promised her, surely the son of so many tears will not perish. At the same time, augustine is interspersed with the infilm portrayal of hadi, an algerian documentary filmmaker, who reads confessions as he produces his own film. Saint augustine, the son of tears catholic exchange. Home fathers of the church the confessions book vi. View book samplethis book is a most helpful and careful guide to anyone who desires to make an ignatian retreat but is unable to make the spiritual exercises in a normal retreat. Its also a wonder that shes not the patron saint of perseverance.
Summary at the urging of friends, augustine leaves carthage to teach in rome, hoping to find a. Augustines mistress and son, and a lesson from his. The son of so many tears the son of so many tears one of my favorite stories about the power of prayer to win the lost is over 1,600 years old. Henry coray has written a thrilling novel of the life of saint augustine, bishop of the church who came to faith after a lifelong struggle against it. The seawater augustine travels is linked with the water of baptism that later washes him clean, and with monicas rivers of tears for her son. Augustine and his friends are doing bad stuff, running through fields, and taking peoples fruit. Finally, losing his patience, the bishop said to her, leave me and go in peace. Augustine and monica are the motherandson combination of declared saints. He noted her restless longing for her son and the hours she spent praying for him. In the book, she is the epitome of piety and charity.
Chapter 1 augustine and his friends are doing bad stuff, running. A year later, augustine was back in roman africa living in a monastery at tagaste, his native town. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The work outlines saint augustine s sinful youth and his conversion to christianity. It cannot be that the son of these tears should be lost. Augustine couldnt outrun mothers prayers about 331 ad in north africa, a baby girl was born who would become the mother of one of the most influential christians of all times. As ambrose was occupied with business and study, augustine could seldom consult him concerning the holy scriptures.
Monica is very closely connected to her sons conversion. Go away, he said, while you live, the son of these tears of yours shall not perish. At the forefront of the painting, commanding the immediate attention of the viewer, is the figure of st. Augustine, offers a great insight into the spirituality of the doctor of grace.
In 391, he was ordained presbyter in the church of hippo regius a small coastal town nearby. Son of her tears is a beautifully made film that creates an intelligent and interesting juxtaposition of time. A corrective o lord the one god, god the trinity, whatever i have said in these books that is of thine, may they acknowledge who are thine. Refusing, the priest says augustine is not ready yet. Augustine went out to an outer garden at the place where he was. It is not possible that the son of so many tears should perish. She spent seventeen years shedding tears over his waywardness, begging god for his soul. Son of her tearsfor a freshman seminar that reads his confessions, they witnessed history brought to life beyond the text, said sarah miglio, dean.
Wayward son who refused to accept his mothers christian religion. Augustine about the time i was grieving in tears every day for my prodigal son. God has already heard monicas prayers for her son s rescue, but it will take time for gods will to be worked out in augustine s life. Modern english translations of it are sometimes published under the title the confessions of st.
Augustine narrates the exchange between his mother st. Married and the father of four children, he passed away in 2002 at the age of 98. When her son embraced the manichean heresy, she asked a catholic bishop to speak to him and refute his errors. But i, not understanding the first portion of the book, and imagining the whole to be like it, laid it aside, intending to take it up hereafter, when better practised in our lords words. To learn more about using bookshare with your device, visit the help center here is an overview of the specialized formats that bookshare offers its members with links that go to the help center for more information. It is designed for those who want sincerely to place themselves face to face with god so as to order their lives along his loving designs. Chapter 2 augustine s parents, monica and patricius, talk about sending their son away. North african muslims depict the story of a church father. Augustine uses the story to remind his readers that despite all his errors including his fall into manichee illusion, god has a plan for his salvation, executed partly through monica. While talking, they realize that augustine has become a man. Modern english translations of it are sometimes published under the title the confessions. Her parents were christians, but little is known of her early life. Augustine and ambrose struck up a friendship and began discussions about christianity. The augustine who speaks for most of book 3 is the augustine who can now look back cleareyed at the mistakes of his youth.
He and his best friend alypius get caught behind and have to hide out. Johanne cassar enregistrement au punto rec torino et cox in hell skip navigation sign in. A novel on the life of saint augustine, son of tears, papamoa press. In milan, augustine was inspored by the preaching of the catholic bishop there, st. Like augustine s motheryou may by gods grace have a son of tears that god is using your prayers as a godly mom to implant the word in his heart. Pleasure set him free from sexual sin desiring god. The son of so many tears keep believing ministries.
The guilt of their relations was a source of great sorrow for st. It cannot be that the son of these tears should perish. Augustine paperback october 15, 2011 by henry coray author. What it really means that god is infinite stephen beale. She was relentless in her visits to the bishop, incessant with her tears for her son s conversion. The confessions are full of water imagery, and this passage contains a particularly lovely example. Chapters 814 cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. He finds out that he might be going to the university in carthage. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The blessed saint augustine of hippo his place in the orthodox church. Confessions is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of books, by st. Abdelaziz ben mlouka and imed dabbour present a samir seif film.
Johanne cassar enregistrement au punto rec torino et cox in hell. Here, augustine told his story he had with a lady, who had a husband. Soon after, augustine became torn between living chastely and his past sinfulness. A novel on the life of saint augustine kindle edition by henry w. Augustines conversion as it is described in his confessions book viii. Her tears were redoubled when, back at carthage, he prepared to leave for rome. I found this story about his mother very consoling because st. Theres nothing wrong with getting emotional and pouring all our sadness upon god. His father, patricius, a middleincome farmer, worked hard to get augustine the best education in rhetoric that he could, first at madaura, twenty miles away, from age eleven to fifteen, then, after a year at home, in carthage from age seventeen to twenty. In this book i think that david sheff lays down a great visual into the life of his son. A novel on the life of saint augustine kindle edition. Coray was also the author of a number of books, including son of tears.
Monica, augustine s mother, who prayed for her son s conversion with many tears. Her prayers were very nearly answered by a marriage, but this was postponed and ultimately abandoned for a reason which has been lost to history. Augustine s conversion as it is described in his confessions book viii, chapter 12. This book written like a novel over the life of augustine is a page turner from beginning to end. It begins with a woman named monica who was raised by christian parents in north africa. He is baptized at milan with alypius and his son adeodatus. Augustine by coray, henry from amazons fiction books store. A short time later his mother, monica, died at ostia on the journey back to africa. Augustine was a prodigal himself who came to be a saint. Then, they meet up with the others at the center of town they called the hollow. She was hanging onto me coercively, trying to either. Having experienced this perfection and with her son reclaimed for the church, she. Film produced by north africans portraying the heritage and spiritual journey of augustine to be followed by a faculty panel discussion.