![]() But vengeance was not in her heart, however normal it might have seemed at the time. Rita felt all the loss and loneliness of her bereavement. She worried particularly for her sons and both their With two young sons, in circumstances where vengeance and further bloodshed One evening, as he returned to hisįamily in Roccaporena, he was stabbed and killed. Paul Mancini was involved in some way in the unrest, possibly as a A Pope at a slightly laterĭate is quoted as saying “Cascia is a place full of factions and vendetta” Ghibellines that then divided much of Italy. Political and civil unrest, particularly the constant rivalry between Guelphs and The Cascia area was frequently the scene of feuds and factionįights, vendettas between families that lasted years or even generations, While they enjoyed a reasonably happy, if hard, family life. Two sons were born to Paul and Rita and for a Patience with a wild and cruel husband may have grown in the telling without No doubt, Rita was aĭutiful and loving wife, though the accounts of her saintly forbearance and “Umbria, a region that has given many popular saints to theĬhurch, including Francis and Clare of Assisi, as well as Rita of Cascia, wasĪlso at the time a region of poverty, earthquakes and natural disasters it wasĪlso prone to constant violence and civil unrest where the law of the vendetta,Īs was normal at the time, Rita’s parents arranged her marriage toĪ young man of the locality named Paul Mancini. Her elderly parents, Antonio and Amata Lotti, christened their only child Margherita, Rita in its familiar form. Rita was born about 1381 in the village of Roccaporena, near Cascia, a significant city in the mountainous area of Umbria in central Italy. Widowhood, to the Religious Life of an enclosed Augustinian nun. Part of Rita’s attraction is probably the fact that, during a hardĪnd difficult life, she lived through just about all states of life anyĬhristian woman can experience – from girlhood, through married life and She hasīecome known as the Advocate of the Helpless, even the Saint of Hopeless Cases. Septenary to Saint Nicholas of Tolentineīy far, the best known and best loved of the Augustinian saints.Novena to Saint Monica and Saint Augustine.Tolentine's Septenary Mass for the Dead.Novena prayer to Our Lady of Consolation.VIDEO: Pilgrimage to Cascia (Mgr Daniel McHugh).Hymn to Saint Rita II: Glorious name our own Saint Rita.Hymn to Saint Rita I: Come Virgins chaste.Sean Flannery OAR (Golden Jubilee of Priesthood) Augustinian Recollect Secular Fraternity.We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let unbelievers know that you are the helper of the humble, the defence of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in You. Relying on her compassionate love, we ask You to assist us in our trials and difficulties. You graciously grant favours through her intercession, which are considered impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts. Let us Pray: Heavenly Father, in Your infinite love and mercy, you heed the prayer of Your beloved servant, Saint Rita. Rita, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. – by the perfect example you gave to people of every state of life. – by the happiness with which you parted from your trials to join your Divine Spouse, – by that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, on which alone you existed for four years, – by the divine love which consumed your heart, – by the suffering caused by the wound you received from the thorn of the Crucified Saviour, – by your severe penances and thrice daily bloody scourging, – by your miraculous entrance into the convent, – by the sacrifice of your children rather than see them grievously offend God, – by the consolation you experienced at the conversion of your husband, – by your heroic sufferings during your married life, – by your perfect union with the Divine Will, – by the singular merits of your childhood, ![]() ![]() Relying on your merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we ask of you: (Share your request…) We promise, if our petitions are granted, to make known your favour, and to glorify God for His gift. Obtain our petitions for us, if they are for the greater glory of God, and for our good. Listen to our petitions and show your power with God on our behalf. Rita, humble and pure patient and compassionate lover of Christ Crucified! We have confidence that everyone who has recourse to you, will find comfort and relief. Through the favours obtained by your prayers, you have been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible. ![]() Rita, O Holy Patroness of those in need, your intercession with our Lord is most powerful.
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