![]() He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing" (Jn 15:4-5). "Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. The Cardinal recalled how the Gospel passage tells of Jesus reminding us that we must be united to Him like the branch to the vine. United to Christ, like the branch to the vine He died, but also dying were Rita's two sons, shortly after her spouse died, leaving her alone. John Paul II emphasized that the stigmata shining on her forehead is "the authentication of her Christian maturity." The Lord, he continued, "gave Saint Rita the grace 'to bear in her heart and on her forehead, the signs of Christ's love and passion.'"īefore Rita was a religious sister, she had been in a terrible marriage, where her husband was abusive. In preparing for this event, he recalled his review of the records printed for her canonization, as he praised the intense life of the saint, who was a spouse, widow, and consecrated, and her stigmata. The Cardinal expressed gratitude for the invitation to celebrate the Eucharist with the faithful of Cascia, and all the pilgrims who traveled there, on the feast of this saint, who is "so universally known, loved, and invoked." Rita was born in 1381, near the Umbrian town of Cascia, in the village of Roccaporena. ![]() This was an invitation offered by the Vatican's Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, during the beloved Saint's Liturgical Feast, today, 22 May, during his homily in Cascia, Italy. Rita as part of your plan to work through your troubles.Seek Santa Rita, convinced that as Patron Saint of Impossible Causes, she can continue working her miracles today. If you too suffer difficulty or seek relief from the hardships of a challenging marriage, consider the intercession of St. Rita and by praying for her intercession in their lives. Millions of women work on their relationships by following the example of St. Rita is also the parton saint of baseball players because she aids in causes that appear impossible.) The salvation of her husband by virtue of her intercession also makes her a symbol of hope for women who pray to improve their marriages. The difficult nature of her life before the convent led to her understanding of what women endure at the hands of those who abuse them. Rita, patroness of impossible causes, aid us who call to you!Īfter her death, many miracles were attributed to Rita and she was canonized in 1900. While there she was admired for her prayer life and according to legend she asked to share in the suffering of Christ and she was given a partial stigmata on her forehead which would often bleed. Despite the tragedy, Rita was now able to enter the convent. ![]() Her two sons also died young, leaving Rita alone. By the grace of God and Rita's prayers her husband repented before he died. Her husband was abusive and confrontational and after many long years of marriage he was murdered in a fight with another man. ![]() As a child she asked her parents to enter a convent, but they arranged a marriage to her instead.
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