SAINT RITA OF CASCIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 22^nd

And includes

A BLESSING OF ROSES

 

Robert P. Wallman

6-8-12