Devotion to Saint Rita: the prayer you must say for an impossible grace

The life of Saint Rita of Cascia

Rita was presumably born in the year 1381 in Roccaporena, a village located in the municipality of Cascia in the province of Perugia, by Antonio Lotti and Amata Ferri. His parents were very believers and the economic situation was not comfortable but decent and quiet. The story of S. Rita was full of extraordinary events and one of these showed itself in her childhood: the little girl, perhaps left unattended for a few moments in the cradle in the countryside while her parents worked the land, was surrounded by a swarm of bees. These insects covered the small but strangely did not puncture it. A farmer, who at the same time had injured his hand with a scythe and was running to get medicated, found himself passing in front of the basket where Rita was stored. Having seen the bees buzzing around the child, he began to drive them away but, to his amazement, as he shook his arms to drive them away, the wound healed completely.

Rita would have liked to become a nun, however, still a young girl (about 13 years old) her parents, now elderly, promised her in marriage to Paolo Ferdinando Mancini, a man known for his quarrelsome and brutal character. S. Rita, accustomed to duty, did not offer resistance and married the young officer who commanded the garrison of Collegiacone, presumably around 17-18 years, that is around 1397-1398.

From the marriage between Rita and Paolo two twin sons were born; Giangiacomo Antonio and Paolo Maria who had all the love, tenderness and care from their mother. Rita managed with her tender love and a lot of patience to transform the character of her husband and make him more docile.

The married life of St. Rita, after 18 years, was tragically broken with the murder of her husband, which took place in the middle of the night, at the Collegiacone Tower a few kilometers from Roccaporena while returning to Cascia.

Tradition tells us that Rita had an early religious vocation and that an Angel came down from heaven to visit her when she retired to pray in a small attic. Rita was very afflicted by the atrocity of the event, so she sought refuge and comfort in the prayer with assiduous and fiery prayers in asking God for forgiveness from her husband's murderers.
At the same time, S. Rita took action to bring about peace, starting with her children, who felt that revenge for the death of their father felt a duty.
Rita realized that the will of the children did not bow to forgiveness, then the Saint prayed to the Lord offering the life of her children, so as not to see them stained with blood. "They will die less than a year after the death of their father" ... When S. Rita was alone, she was just over 30 years old and you feel the desire to follow that vocation that she had wanted to fulfill as a young girl to flourish and mature again.

About 5 months after Rita's passing, a winter day with the cold temperature and a snow cover covered everything, a relative visited her and in saying goodbye asked the Saint if she wanted something, Rita replied that she would have wanted a rose from her vegetable garden. On returning to Roccaporena the relative went to the vegetable garden and the wonder was great when she saw a beautiful blooming rose, picked it up and brought it to Rita. Thus Santa Rita became the Saint of the "Spina" and the Saint of the "Rosa".

Before closing her eyes forever, St. Rita had the vision of Jesus and the Virgin Mary who invited her to Heaven. A sister of hers saw her soul go up to heaven accompanied by the Angels and at the same time the church bells rang by themselves, while a sweet perfume spread throughout the Monastery and from her room a bright light was seen to shine as if there was the sun entered. It was May 22, 1447.

Prayer to Saint Rita for impossible and desperate cases:

O dear Saint Rita, our Patroness even in impossible cases and Advocate in desperate cases, let God free me from my present affliction [express the affliction that makes us suffer], and remove the anxiety, which is pressing so hard on mine heart.

For the anguish that you experienced on so many similar occasions, have compassion on my person who is devoted to you, who confidently asks for your intervention in the Divine Heart of our Crucified Jesus.

O dear Saint Rita, guide my intentions in these humble prayers and fervent wishes.

By amending my past sinful life and obtaining the forgiveness of all my sins, I have the sweet hope of one day enjoying God in paradise together with you for all eternity. So be it.

Saint Rita, patroness of desperate cases, pray for us.

Saint Rita, advocate of impossible cases, intercede for us.

3 Our Father, 3 Ave Maria and 3 Gloria are recited.