ST. RITA OF CASCIA Feastday: May 22 Rita of Cascia (Born Margherita Lotti 1381 – 22 May 1457) was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Augustiniannun, also called Margarita. She was born in Roccaporena, near Spoleto, Italy, in 1381, and expressed from an early age the desire to become a nun. Her elderly parents insisted that she be married at the age of twelve to a man described in accounts of her life as cruel and harsh. She spent eighteen extremely unhappy years, had two sons, and was finally widowed when her husband was killed in a brawl. Both sons also died, and Rita, still anxious to become a nun, tried unsuccessfully to enter the Augustinians in their convent at Cascia. She was refused because she was a widow and because of the requirement that all sisters should be virgins. Finally, in 1413, the order gave her entry, and she earned fame for her austerity, devotion to prayer, and charity. In the midst of chronic illnesses, she received visions and wounds on her forehead which resembled the crown of thorns. She died on May 22 at Cascia, and many miracles were reported instantly. Canonized in 1900, she is honored in Spain as La Santa de los Impossibles and elsewhere as a patron saint of hopeless causes. After Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers. Various miracles are attributed to her intercession, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead, which is understood to indicate a partial stigmata. Pope Leo XIII canonized Rita on 24 May 1900. Her feast day is celebrated on 22nd May. At her canonization ceremony she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes, while in many Catholic countries, Rita came to be known as the patroness of abused wives and heartbroken women. Her incorrupt body remains in the Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia. https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4610 In your kindness, please pray for the repose of the soul of Ben Johnson, Jr., who passed away last week on May 7. He was father of parishioner, Dr. Joseph Johnson. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-INS: Al Butler Charity Kalo Frances Shea Juanita Flores Pat Reardon Ann Pressley Cheri Bowllan Frank Szcwczak Julianne Swanson Patty McDaniel Anne Drummond Cheryl Allen Frank Welch Karen Krug White Perfecta Thompson Baby Trenton Chris Saam Gabby DiPietro Kathie Nixon Pete Normile Bailey Hastings Christie Parker Garson Aburto Randy Flick Barbara Boatwright Coral Hutira Gayle Rossi Kevin Glenn Renee Moreno Barbara Catania Daisy Rodgers Gerald Lewnau Kim Alden Robert McDaniel Berta Cardenas Danny Lynch Gigi Bartolomeo Kim Kang Rodney Watts Betty McKee Debbie Hodges Glenda Lominick Laura Sears Rosa C. White Bill Mitchell Donna Brown Greg Smith Margaret Mueller Rosalie Stevenson Bob Stevenson Edward Hicks H.D. Peters Mark Kornet Rosemary McHugh Brecken Patton Elaine Kerber Isabella Ruiz Mary Beth Mohr Sherry Fowler Carmel Hazzard Eve Weideman Jack Cavari Mary Jones Willette Parker Cecelia Lanzoni Florence LaRose Jean Powell William Sexton Chan Stewart Fran Krug Jeffrey Moorer Michael Meder Yvette Chalock Johnny Hodges Please pray for all our loved ones serving with the armed forces, especially Jordan Austin and Cody Piontek. Check our website, olol.org, for news and updates. There is also a link for viewing this weekly OLOL bulletin online. 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