St. Rita Chose Peace Over Revenge — and Found Christ in Suffering

St. Rita Chose Peace Over Revenge — and Found Christ in Suffering

Nicolas Poussin, “The Translation of St. Rita of Cascia,” ca. 1635 Through prayer, peace and sacrifice, the “saint of the impossible” shows how suffering can become union with Christ.

Saint Rita of Cascia

Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint of the Impossible, led a life of many trials. Yet, during that life she also achieved many significant triumphs. She is also known as the ‘Peacemaker of Jesus’ for her many good deeds. She was the only child born to Antonio and Amata Lotti in a tiny hamlet near Cascia, Italy. St. Rita Miracles began the day she was baptized when bees swarmed around her cradle. They peacefully flew in and out of her mouth and all aroun…

Saint Rita’s Mission Impossible - Catholic Insight

We have it on good authority that nothing is impossible with God – or, as the Gabriel puts it, all things are possible with the Almighty, the All-Powerful Omnipotens in our Creed. So when we speak of ‘impossible’ causes, we must qualify the term, for impossibility – or, as some say desperation and desperate causes – depend much on whom of of what we speak. Every saint is a patron of such ‘impossible’ causes, but there two who have been given the…

St. Rita of Cascia

St. Rita of Cascia was born in 1381 in Roccaporena, a small village near Cascia, Italy. From a young age, she desired to join a convent, but out of obedience to her parents, she married instead. Her marriage was marked by difficulty, as her husband was abusive and involved in feuds. Through her patience, prayer, and kindness, Rita eventually converted his heart before he was murdered in a local conflict. After the deaths of her husband and two s…