St rita prayer book9/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Rita is also considered to be the patron saint of baseball. Now, to a lesser extent, and in a much less formal way, St. ![]() After all, nothing is impossible for God. That’s when you might think of asking St. But it’s at times like that when we can reach out to friends and ask them to pray. When we are struggling with an unfixable situation, we can feel overwhelmed and defeated. I think of that often, especially this time of year, as we celebrate St. Rita had been asking Jesus to do his best. And bit by bit, the waves parted, doors opened, dots connected, and there was the answer. And she has been a faithful friend in precarious times.ĭuring some of the most difficult days of the pandemic, I asked her to intercede on a specific issue-one that seemed to have no solution. I feel like complicated messes are something St. After they died and she was left alone, she entered religious life. She had a difficult marriage and two sons who wanted to avenge their father’s murder. Saints are our friends and intercessors, and we can ask for their assistance whenever we want. There are times when it feels like she might be just the right heavenly friend to ask for help. Rita happens to be the patron saint of the impossible. That’s when I know that it’s time to take it to prayer-and it might be time to ask my patron saint for help. I look at it from every angle and see no way through. But every now and then, I come up against a problem that simply can’t be solved. Rita to intercede for me on ordinary problems. Her feast day is May 22nd.I don’t usually ask St. Rita, like her miracles, helps remind us indeed that “all things are possible with God,” as Jesus said in Mark’s gospel (10:27). The painful wound with typical dignity and grace, imitating our Rita had asked to share in Our Lord’s suffering and her request was granted in this literally striking way! She bore Rita, who didst miraculously participate in the sorrowful Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for me the grace to suffer with resignation the troubles of this life, and protect me in all my needs. Obtain for me from thy Crucified Christ my request (mention it here).īe kind to me, for the greater glory of God, and I promise to honor thee ![]() Holy Patroness of those in need, Saint Rita, so humble, pureĪnd patient, whose pleadings with thy Divine Spouse are irresistible, Passion was such that a thorn from the crucifix in her room pierced herįorehead one day while she was praying! The prayer to St. As an example, her devotion to Jesus in His Many other miracles were attributed to St. Understood God’s designs for her and accepted her unanimously. Tolentino opened gates that had been bolted shut and left her in the Rita finally got her wish and was admitted to theĬonvent of Augustinian nuns at Cascia. Marriage, her husband was murdered and her sons died of natural causesĪfter that, St. Them all and tried to be a dutiful wife and mother! After 18 years of Wrong, an abusive man with whom she bore two sons ofĪpparently she had the patience of a saint because she prayed for Married instead, following her parents’ wishes. Rita, pictured at right, is known as the “Saint of theĮarly in life, she had a strong desire to be a nun, but got Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) shown below might help.Īfter all, St. THIS WEBPAGE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST HEREĪre you faced with a difficult problem? Does it seem insurmountable? JOIN IN THE 54-DAY ROSARY NOVENA FOR OUR NATION FROM AUGUST 15TH TO OCTOBER 7TH, 2023 HERE! THE SAINT MICHAEL PRAYER AND THE ROSARY ARE ALSO POWERFUL PRAYERS TO HELP US THROUGH VERY TURBULENT TIMES! THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS IS A DEVOTION NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER! FIND OUT MORE HERE ![]()
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