A few examples of the (rather pretty) typical chimneys from the Algarve region. All these were photographed in the minuscule village of Santa Rita.
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A few examples of the (rather pretty) typical chimneys from the Algarve region. All these were photographed in the minuscule village of Santa Rita.
If you're struggling I highly recommend turning to the saints for intercession. Looking to them as guiding figures that have also been through what you're going through is pivotal. So if you're struggling find a saint that resonates with you and research them or pray for their intercession.
Personally I have had a situation in which someone did me wrong. Then I watched a video on Santa Rita and I realized I needed to hug and pray for this person despite my anger.
Amarante, Capela de Santa Rita
Santa Rita, Orfeu nos Infernos, [1909] in Portugal Futurista, 1917, p. 7
“El verdadero perdón no pide nada a cambio”.
“True forgiveness asks for nothing in return”.
Santa Rita de Casia
Santa Rita Prickly pear cactus
🌹 St. Rita of Cascia 🌹
✝️ Miracles:
The levitation. According to several legends, her three patron saints (John the Baptist, Augustine of Hippo and Nicholas of Tolentino) transported her into the monastery via levitation. This event took place at night.
The forehead wound. At the age of sixty, while she was praying before an image of Christ crucified, St. Rita received a wound on her forehead. It was a mark, a sign that Jesus gave her because Saint Rita shared the suffering of God’s Son. As if that wound was caused by a thorn from Christ’s crown.
The rose. At the end of her life, Saint Rita was bedridden at the convent. She had just one desire: a rose from the garden of her old house. The saint revealed this desire to her cousin. It was January, roses don’t bloom in this month and the cousin didn’t expect to find them. Instead, in the garden of Rita’s old home, there was just one single blooming rose. The cousin brought it to Saint Rita.
The incorrupt body. Even after death, Saint Rita’s body has remained incorrupt. The spoils of the Saint are, still today, venerated in the shrine at Cascia.
✝️ Quotes:
Even if it’s not completely confirmed, these quotes are attributed to Saint Rita da Cascia:
“There is nothing impossible to God.”
“Most Holy Sacred Heart of Jesus, help my heart to preserve in all that is holy.”
“Let me, my Jesus, share in Thy suffering, at least one of Thy thorns.”