This morning's Liturgy of the Hours readings are about St. Monica, who was St. Augustine's mother. In St. Augustine's Confessions he quoted his mother: "I did have one reason for wanting to live a little longer: to see you become a Catholic Christian before I died. God has lavished his gifts on me in that respect, for I know that you have even renounced earthly happiness to be his servant. So what am I doing here?"

Monica's purpose was to bring her son, through prayer, to the Lord. What better thing can a parent do than to pray a child into the Kingdom?