Sixth Book of the Confession Synthesis

Jonie V. Robles

The sixth book of Confessions is about how St. Augustine comes to enlightenment and
attraction to the truth of the Catholic Faith through the assiduous prayer of his mother and the
guidance of St. Ambrose. St. Augustine also included in this book his dialogue with his friends,
St. Alypius and Nebridius. In the latter part, he mentions his project to be married to an unnamed
woman, who eventually left him, together with their child.

We can notice in this book the significance of the closest people to St. Augustine during
his initial conversion. It shows how the support and guidance, or even the worst experience of us,
of the people who are close to us helps us in doing our reflection and future actions. For this
reason, we should also value and use as our guides the people who have a good influence on us,
such as our family, community, and special loved ones.