![]() ![]() Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pray thee grant that. We promise, if our petition is granted, to glorify thee by making known thy favor, to bless and sing thy praises forever. Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort be propitious to our petition, showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant be lavish to us, as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, for the greater glory of God, for the spreading of thine own devotion, and for the consolation of those who trust in thee. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible St. She remained at the monastery until her death on May 22, 1457. When she was found inside the convent in the morning and the sisters learned of how she entered, they could not turn her away. Rita was miraculously transported into the convent by the intercession of her patron saints St. During the night, when the doors to the monastery were locked and the sisters were asleep, St. However, her actual entrance into the monastery has been described as a miracle. She was able to resolve the conflicts between the families and at the age of 36 she was allowed to enter the monastery. She persisted in her cause and was given a condition to be met before the convent could accept her: the difficult task of reconciling her family with her husband's murderers. Mary Magdalene at Cascia, but being a widow she was turned away. Rita desired to enter the Augustinian monastery of St. Rita's words and her sons both died of natural causes, reconciled to God, within a year.Īfter the deaths of her husband and sons, St. She prayed to God for Him to take away the lives of her sons instead of seeing them commit such a terrible sin. Rita entrusted the cause totally to God, asking him to handle the situation which was beyond her control. Rita attempted to dissuade them from retaliating, but her example of forgiveness, her words of instruction and pleading, her prayers for their change of heart, were unable to move the two boys. Rita and the Church, and she forgave him for his abusive behavior.Īfter Mancini's murder, Rita's sons wished to exact revenge on their father's murderers. Although Mancini became more congenial, his allies betrayed him, and he was violently stabbed to death. Rita helped convert him to live in a more pious manner. Toward the end of her husband's life, St. ![]() Although she tried to raise them with Catholic values, her sons grew to be like their father. For eighteen years she was a model wife and mother, bearing him two sons, Giangiacomo Antonio and Paolo Maria. Mancini was a violent, abusive, and immoral man, who had many enemies in the region. Her parents, Antonio and Amata, were advanced in years and distinguished for their charity, which merited them the surname of "Peacemakers of Jesus Christ." Rita's great desire was to become a nun, but, in obedience to the will of her parents,at the age of 12 she married Paolo Mancini. Rita was born Rita Lotti at Rocca Porena near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, in 1381. ![]()
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