Novena to Santa Rita da Cascia for impossible cases

The Novena in honor of Santa Rita is recited in full every day, alone or together with other people.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

1. We honor you, o saint of Cascia, for your fidelity to the baptismal promises. Intercede for us with the Lord because we live our vocation to holiness with joy and coherence, overcoming evil with good.

Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning and now and always through the ages. Amen.

2. We honor you, O glorious Saint Rita, for your testimony of love for prayer in all ages of life. Help us to remain united to Jesus because without him we cannot do anything and only by invoking his name can we be saved.

Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning and now and always through the ages. Amen.

3. We honor you, O saint of forgiveness, for the strength and courage you have shown in the most tragic moments of your life. Intercede for us with the Lord because we overcome all doubt and fear, believing in the victory of love even in the most difficult situations.

Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning and now and always through the ages. Amen.

4. We honor you, o Saint Rita, an expert on family life, for the example of virtue you left us: as a daughter, as a bride and mother, as a widow and a nun. Help us so that each of us valorise the gifts received from God, sowing hope and peace through the fulfillment of daily duties.

Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning and now and always through the ages. Amen.

5. We honor you, O saint of the thorn and the rose, for your humble and true love for Jesus crucified. Help us to repent of our sins and to love him too with deeds and in truth.

Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning and now and always through the ages. Amen.