SAINT RITA OF CASCIA

Margherita ManciniSaint RitaBorn 1381, Died 1457Feast Day: May 22

St. Rita of Cascia is well-known as a patron saint for seeminglylost, forgotten or impossible causes and situations as well asfor mothers, marriage problems and domestic abuse.

Symbol: -nun holding a crown of thorns;-nun holding roses;- nun holding roses and figs; -nun with a wound on her forehead

Roses from the originalmiraculous rosecontinue to flourish outside St. Rita's cell

The Grape Vine -- as it is today --which grew from the "stick" that St. Rita placed in the ground and nurtured for one year. The Vine is still very vigorous and produces an abundance of grapes. The door to the chapel in which she was found by the sisters after being miraculously transported there, is on the right.

If you are a woman who desires her own victory, butyou’ve taken a wrong turn or two, or you feel stuck andbelieve your dreams are dead, consider how VictoriousWoman Rita never lost site of what she wanted.Her life demonstrates the power of faithful focus andthough her dream was deferred, it wasn’t denied.

Rita of Cascia is known and veneratedthroughout the world. You visit the cathedral inBudapest, Hungary, and you see a bas reliefSaint Rita; you go into a church in BuenesAires, Argentina, and you find a statue of SaintRita; you go to Lebanon, and you discover agreat devotion to this woman, Rita. Truly Ritahas no boundaries.

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