![]() Saint profiles prepared by Brother Silas Henderson, S.D.S. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Here is a special prayer for the intercession of Saint Rita: O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. We may participate ever more deeply in his Paschal Mystery. Rita, pray for us 8) Patron saint of desperate situations and impossible causes as well as a saint for feuding families, healing, and mothers. I know that God has a most generous heart and that he is a most loving Father. So that, suffering in every tribulation with Christ, pray with me, intercede on my behalf before the Father. With which you were pleased to endow Saint Rita, Rita of Cascia is such a powerful intercessor This amazing saint led an incredibly holy life. Rita: The Trappistine Nuns of Santa Rita Abbey (Sonoita, AZ): Prayer Ritas Powerful Prayer for Impossible Cases St. They were beatified with other martyrs from Almería in 2017. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Under the weight of my burden, I turn. His, younger brother, Luis (age 18), was also martyred on August 4. A 24-year-old medical student from Almería, Spain, he was martyred on May 22, 1938, in Turón, Granada, Spain, during the anti-Catholic violence of the Spanish Civil War. On May 22 we also remember Blessed José Quintas Duran. May today’s women, in her example, manifest her same enthusiasm for life and at the same time be capable of the same love that she reserved for everyone unconditionally.”-Pope Francis “ Saint Rita of Cascia, whose memorial we celebrate today, was a woman, a bride, a mother, a widow and nun of her time. To learn more about this tradition, click here. ![]() Both were found by the nuns even though it was not the right season for either. ![]() + According to ancient tradition, roses are often blessed on the feast of Saint Rita, recalling a legend that she asked for roses and figs as she was dying. Today, Saint Rita is honored as the patron of impossible cases and her incorrupt remains are enshrined in a basilica dedicated in her honor in Cascia. + Saint Rita died on May 22, 1457, and was canonized in 1900. + Within her community, Rita was known for her spirit of obedience and her love of penance, as well as for her care of the sick nuns and the concern she showed for visitors to the monastery. Come to my help, speak for me, pray with me, intercede on my behalf before the Father. You know well my trials, for you yourself were many times burdened in this life. + Rita was graced to share in the Passion of Jesus-which was often the theme of her meditation and prayer-when she received a wound in her forehead, which seemed to have been made by a crown of thorns. Rita, rightly called Saint of the Impossible, I come to you with confidence in my great need.
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