SAINT RITA OF CASCIA
IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Saint Rita
Is a SAINT for the impossible
Rita was a widow
Then later an Augustinian nun
She is considered to be
The patron Saint of Desperate Cases
As a child
Rita wanted to become a nun
But married
In deference to her parents’ wishes
Her husband—after marriage
Became violent and notoriously unfaithful
They had 2 sons together
And Rita endured
Her husband’s insults and unfaithfulness
For 18 years
One day
He was murdered
And his sons set out to avenge his death
They too died
Rita then became a nun
She prayed constantly and with meditation
So intensely
That a wound appeared on her forehead
As though
She was pierced by a crown of thorns
She died of tuberculosis
And after her death
Her reputation for holiness and miracles
Continued to spread
Her body
Remains incorrupt even today
Today-along with saint Jude
She is known
As the patron of impossible cases
She is also known
As the patron for difficult marriages
Particularly where the husband
Is violent or unfaithful
Her feast day is May 22nd
And includes
A BLESSING OF ROSES
Robert P. Wallman
6-8-12
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