St. Monica was married to a pagan man who was much older than her. He was generous with her but had a terrible temper. With prayer, she converted him and two of her children to Christianity. Her son Augustine proved to be a much more difficult case. She prayed and wept over him for seventeen years. A priest said to her, "It is not possible that a son of so many tears should perish." Of course, this son became St. Augustine.

"May I be blessed as a mother and through your example of faith, may I help call forth my child's higher nature."

• Material: Baltic Wood, Print
• Size: 1.5" x 2.675" x .175" 
• Origin: Taos, New Mexico
• Packaging: Story Card and Muslin Bag

Lynn Garlick Retablos Lynn started carving, painting, and producing her retablos in 1993. Her workshop is located in the high desert town of Taos, New Mexico. The retablo, or “board behind the altar”, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800’s in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. Lynn paints her originals retablos on traditional pine boards carving and then painting them with watercolor or occasionally oil and finishes them with a polyurethane. The originals are then reproduced and mounted on1/8 inch baltic birch. The backs are laser engraved with a prayer or information relating to each saint.