28/08/2026
Happy Feast Day of Our Great Father, St. Augustine โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
| ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง
๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข
"๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ช, ๐ ๐๐ค๐."
โSt. Augustine of Hippo
As LCCians, we say this together after every prayer. Behind this invocation lies the poignant story of St. Augustine of Hippo's transformation. His narrative tells of a sinner turned saintโa man who moved from a life of immorality to one full of virtue and peace. This became the central theme of his work, The Confessions, from which this famous line comes. Every year on August 28, we celebrate his Feast Day, marking the day he died in 430 ADโa date that immediately follows the feast day of his mother, St. Monica, on August 27.
As a young man, he lived a reckless and faithless life. Yet his mother prayed for his conversion for many years, a testament to the power of persistent love and patience. His story of change, growth, and faith, along with his teachings on grace, free will, and the nature of the human soul, continues to inspire many and profoundly shape lives.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ, ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด.
Illustration by Juliane Grace Jabonete
Layout by Louise Miguel Villaruz
