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IN MEMORIAM
Please remember in your prayers ...
Rev Daniel Berrigan
Catholic charity boosts
Palestine music project
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1921, died 30th April 2016
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Annual Novena in honour of St Rita of Cascia, Patron of the Helpless
Starting on 14th May and finishing with Mass
at 12 noon on her feast day, 22nd May
New statue of St Rita blessed by Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2015
St Rita of Cascia -
Message for our Time
St Rita is often called ‘the
saint of silence’, this saint
from Cascia in the Umbrian
mountains of Italy, lived a rich
and varied life, her exemplary
life was grounded in prayer
and faithfulness which was
handed down to her by her
parents Antonio Lottie and
Amata Ferri. They named
their only daughter
Margarita, which in Latin
means pearl or precious
stone; Pope Leo XII called her
the “Precious Pearl of
Umbria”, she was always
known as Rita, hence St Rita
of Cascia.
St Rita was a wife, a mother
to two sons, a widow and an
Augustinian Nun. Rita was
married to her husband,
Fernando Mancini, for
eighteen years when he was
murdered on his way home
from work. Their sons,
legend tells us, swore to take
revenge on their father’s
murderer, Rita had forgiven
the murderer and urged her
sons to do the same and
prayed they would not take
revenge. Within a year both
sons had passed away.
Rita asked if she could enter
the Convent at Cascia, but
was told “No”. She tried
several times and eventually
and overcoming a lot of
obstacles she was admitted in
the Augustinian Convent of St
Mary Magdalene in Cascia.
For the next forty years Rita
lived in charity in the service
of God. While absorbed in
prayer in her room, where she
had a picture of the crucified
Lord, she requested a share in
His suffering. We are told that
a thorn became detached
from the Crown of Thorns
and lodged itself in Rita’s
forehead where it remained
for the last fifteen years of
her life. This is the stigma that
is portrayed in all her pictures.
As she lay dying in 1457,
she asked for a rose from her
garden. A rose was brought
and, again legend tells us,
that her room was filled with
the scent of roses.
To join in the Novena please write to: St Rita’s Centre, Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP.
For more information Tel: 01404 42635 Email: stritas@btinternet.com
Visit our website and see our video www.stritascentre.org.uk
After the feast day blessed
rose petals will be sent out
to those who request them.