Saints Nаmе: Saint Rita of Cascia
Віrth nаmе: Margherita Lotti
Gеndеr: Female
Аgе: 76
Віrth Dаtе: c. 1381
Birth Place: Roccaporena, Italy
Died: 22 May 1457
Feast day: May 22
Patron of: Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers, prayers for marriages in trouble
Tomb: The Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italy
Canonization: Beatified 1626 by Pope Urban VIII, Canonized May 24, 1900, Vatican City, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Church: The Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italy
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Biography
Saint Rita has handed down her message without ever writing anything but using the concrete example made up of everyday life with respect for the other and for creation.
The testimonies of miracles that occurred through her intercession are so numerous that she has been declared by people of faith the “saint of impossible cases” (or saint of the impossible), insofar as, just as Rita taught us, if you place trust in God, anything can happen.
The real name of our Santa is Margherita Lotti, daughter of Antonio Lotti and Amata Ferri. The small Margherita of Roccaporena, a hamlet 5 km from Cascia, blossoms in 1371, others consider the date of 1381. As with so many girls, the time comes for young Rita to start a family. The young man who falls in love with her, and whose love she returns, is called Paolo di Ferdinando di Mancino.
He is assassinated near the “Mulinaccio”, where he had moved with Rita and their two sons. Tradition places the incident around 1406.
Rita finds out, rushes to him, but all that remains for her is to catch her husband’s death rattle and hasten to hide the bloody shirt so that, on seeing it, her sons do not end up harbouring revenge.
After the murder of her husband and the tragic death of her two sons, Rita takes refuge in prayer. It is at this time that the desire must have matured strongly to elevate her love to another level, to another spouse: Christ.
At the age of about 36, Rita knocks on the door of the Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene. In the winter preceding her death and now seriously ill, Rita spends long periods in her cell. Probably her nostalgia for Roccaporena and the memory of Paolo and her sons come flooding back.
In 1457, on the initiative of the municipal authorities, the first miracles of Saint Rita begin to be reported in the Codex miraculorum (Code of Miracles). Among these, we find the so-called maxime, or the most extraordinary: the miracle of a blind man who regains his sight.
Rita’s body was never buried, precisely because of the strong cult born immediately after her death. Immediately, in fact, thanks to her virtues, ex-votos brought by devotees begin to arrive. Seeing so much veneration, the nuns decide to place the holy body in a case. It is at this point that Mastro Cecco Barbari takes charge of building (more likely commissioning) the first coffin called “humble case”.
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Patron of impossible causes, for marriages in trouble
St Rita of Cascia is the first and foremost patron of lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers.
Feast day
22nd of May is the feast day of St Rita of Cascia.
Tomb
Her Body lies in the Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italy. In front of the Urn, the centre of devotion to Saint Rita, the prayers of all the faithful who entrust their life to the Saint of the impossible are raised. A pilgrimage destination, the Urn of 1930 contains the body of Saint Rita.
Canonization
St Rita was beatified in the year 1626 by Pope Urban VIII. And 374 years later canonized as Saint in May 24, 1900, Vatican City, Rome by Pope Leo XIII.
Shrine
The central place of her Devotion and pilgrimage is the Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia, Italy.
St Rita Novena 9 days – Also prayer for marriages in trouble
The Novena in honour of St. Rita is recited in its entirety every day, alone or together with others.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
1. We honour you, O Saint of Cascia, for your fidelity to your baptismal vows. Intercede for us with the Lord so that we may live with joy and coherency our vocation to holiness, overcoming evil with good.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end amen. Amen.
2. We honour to you, O glorious Saint Rita, for your testimony of love for prayer in all the ages of life. Help us to remain united to Jesus because without Him we cannot do anything and only by invoking his name can we be saved.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end amen. Amen.
3. We honour you, O saint of forgiveness, for the strength and courage that you have demonstrated in the more tragic moments of your life. Intercede for us with the Lord so that we may overcome every doubt and fear, believing in the victory of love even in the most difficult situations..
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end amen. Amen.
4. We honour you, O Saint Rita, expert of family life, for the example of virtue that you have left us: as a daughter, spouse and mother, as a widow and nun. Help us so that everyone of us may value the gifts received from God, sowing hope and peace through the fulfilment of our daily duties..
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end amen. Amen.
5. We honour you, O saint of the thorn and the rose, for your humble and true love for Jesus crucified. Help us to repent of our sins and to love him with facts and in the truth..
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end amen. Amen.
Litany Prayer of St Rita Novena 9 days
The fruit of the Spirit is love. You, Rita, have lived it. Obtain it for us. (Repeat every line)
The fruit of the Spirit is peace.
The fruit of the Spirit is joy.
The fruit of the Spirit is patience.
The fruit of the Spirit is forgiveness.
The fruit of the Spirit is purity.
The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness.
The fruit of the Spirit is mastery of oneself.
The fruit of the Spirit is hope.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
The final prayer of St Rita of Cascia Novena 9 days – Patroness of impossible cases, prayer for marriages in trouble
Lord Jesus, today, through the hands of Saint Rita,
we present you with our personal situations and
our immense desire for the good of our families
and our communities.
Send upon us, O Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit,
so that our attitudes and our words,
like those of Saint Rita, may be inspired by your Gospel
and guided by your grace.
You are God and live and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen
By the intercession of Saint Rita may God bless us,
Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
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