The contemplation of Christ’s sufferings would send her into ecstatic transports. Her charity found an outlet in caring tenderly for other nuns in times of illness. In 1413 Rita received the habit of the order. She finally gained admission to the Augustinian convent of Cascia, persuading the prioress to overlook the rule that allowed her to accept only virgins. Left alone, Rita now began to practice unusual austerities. Then they both fell ill, and their mother nursed them and brought them to a more forgiving state before they too died. Rita prayed that they might die rather than commit murder. Soon after this he was killed in a brawl, and the sons vowed to avenge their father’s death. At last her husband came to a realization of his sinful life, and begged Rita to forgive him for what he had made her suffer. She wept and prayed for them all three without ceasing. With anguish she watched the two sons of this union grow up in the likeness of their father. Rita’s husband was brutal, dissolute, and uncontrolled for eighteen years she bore his insults and infidelities. Rita submitted sorrowfully, and the marriage proved to be one long torment. When the time came for marriage, her parents forced her to marry an unsuitable person, in spite of her desire to enter a convent. Rita, the child of her parents’ old age, in youth demonstrated a strong religious sense. In 1381 in a humble peasant home at Rocca Porena, central Italy, there was born a little girl who was to attain a reputation for great holiness on account of her mystical transports, her austerities, and her long-suffering patience in meeting affliction. Her holiness was reflected in each phase of her life.
Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Get more information about St Rita at SaintNook!ĭo you have your own family activities, traditions, crafts or celebrations to share for this special Feast Day? Don’t forget to add it at the Celebrate the Saints Link-Up…or pick up an idea or two for your family to enjoy! This is the another edition of Feast Day Fun…offering excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families and Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).Patron Saint of lost or impossible causes, difficult marriages, infertility, and parenthood I’ve been painting the Saint Scripts Craft Kit black and white Kelly Saints templates with watercolor paints! Check out Paint by SAINT! Prayer Boards, Prayer Books, Prayer Boxes, Prayer Jars, Prayer Journals!Ĭheck out our Feast Day Fun Board on Pinterestfor Prayer Crafts for St Rita’s Feast Day! Follow me on Pinterest!
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The DoTella Prayer Jar FREE Printable is another neat prayer activity, similar to the God Box in A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic FamiliesĬrafts like these are designed to get kids expressing their concerns and offering their special prayers in a fun new way. Prayer Boards are helpful for both “desperate cases” for St Rita or St Jude’s attention and the everyday concerns, offering an excellent expression and reminder of the current family prayer petitions.Ĭheck out Easy Prayer Boards or The Pinterest Prayer Book or the Prayer-Loom Prayer Book for other prayer-based family traditions here at Equipping Catholic Families! Sometimes we are made aware of a tragedy or critical health scare concerning people we don’t even know. Sometimes people ask others to pray for them. We are encouraged to pray for her intercession for our biggest, most stressful concerns.įamilies often have a number of special intentions to keep praying for, throughout family prayers.
Welcome to Feast Day Fun: St Rita!Įxcerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families, various posts at Equipping Catholic Familiesand our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO). She entered the convent …and experienced the wounds of the crown of thorns. Her two sons died shortly after that and St Rita focused on prayer, fasting, penance and good works. After 20 years, her husband repented before he died. She is the patron saint of impossible causes and hopeless or desperate cases because of the difficulties she experienced in her life.Īlthough St Rita wished to be a nun, her marriage was arranged to a difficult and violent man.
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