{"id":24646,"date":"2009-05-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/05\/saint-rita-of-cascia\/"},"modified":"2009-05-22T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T10:00:00","slug":"saint-rita-of-cascia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/05\/saint-rita-of-cascia\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Rita of Cascia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; \">&#8220;Please let me suffer like You, Divine Savior,&#8221; was Saint Rita&#8217;s prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Rita_of_Cascia\">Saint Rita of<br \/>\nCascia<\/a>&nbsp;(d. 1457) is the well-known saint and patron of the desperate, seemingly impossible causes<br \/>\nand situations. She assists Saint Jude and others before the Throne of Grace. The<br \/>\nreputation of Saint Rita is such because she had been involved in so many<br \/>\nstages of life as a &#8211; wife, mother, widow, and Augustinian nun, she buried her<br \/>\nfamily, helped bring peace to her city Unmbria in Italy, saw her dreams denied<br \/>\nand fulfilled &#8211; and never lost her faith in God, or her desire to be with Him. The<br \/>\nshrine where her relics are venerated in Cascia (Italy) is well-visited.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;\"><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/St%20Rita%20of%20Casciajpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St Rita of Casciajpg.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/St Rita of Casciajpg-thumb-250x183.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"183\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Holy Patroness<br \/>\nof those in need, Saint Rita, you were humble, pure and patient. Your pleadings<br \/>\nwith your divine Spouse are irresistible, so please obtain for me from our<br \/>\nrisen Jesus the request I make of you: (mention your petition). Be kind to me<br \/>\nfor the greater glory of God, and I shall honor you and sing your praise<br \/>\nforever.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Glorious Saint Rita,<br \/>\nyou miraculously participated in the sorrowful passion of our Lord Jesus<br \/>\nChrist. Obtain for me now the grace to suffer with resignation the troubles of<br \/>\nthis life, and protect me in all my needs. Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; \">Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintritashrine.org\/\">National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Please let me suffer like You, Divine Savior,&#8221; was Saint Rita&#8217;s prayer. Saint Rita of Cascia&nbsp;(d. 1457) is the well-known saint and patron of the desperate, seemingly impossible causes and situations. She assists Saint Jude and others before the Throne of Grace. 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