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etc,
ex:
change "Pray for Us" to "Pray For Me". Just let us know in "special instructions"
if you would like it for a charm bracelet, request a split ring instead of a bail in the
"special
instructions"
St. Rita was born at Roccaporena near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. She married at age 12 to Paolo Mancini. Her
parents
arranged her marriage, despite the fact that she repeatedly begged them to allow her to enter a convent.
Mancini was
a
rich, quick-tempered, immoral man, who made many enemies in the region. St. Rita endured his insults, abuse,
and
infidelities for 18 years, and bore two sons with Mancini, Giangiacomo Antonio and Paolo Maria. Although she
tried to
raise them with Catholic values, her sons grew to be like their father.
Toward the end of her husband's life, St. Rita helped convert him to live in a more pious manner. Although
Mancini
became more congenial, his allies betrayed him, and he was violently stabbed to death. Before his death, he
repented
to
St. Rita and the Church, and she forgave him for his transgressions against her.
After Mancini's murder, her sons wished to exact revenge on their father's murderers. Knowing murder was wrong,
she
tried to persuade them from retaliating, but to no avail. She, instead, prayed to God for Him to take away the
lives
of
her sons instead of seeing them commit such a terrible sin. In religious history, God heard St. Rita's words
and her
sons died of natural causes a year later.
After the deaths of her husband and sons, St. Rita desired to enter the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene at
Cascia
but
was spurned for being a widow, as virginity was required for entry into the convent. However, she persisted in
her
cause
and was given a condition before the convent could accept her; the difficult task of reconciling her family
with her
husband's murderers. She was able to resolve the conflicts between the families at the age of 36, and was
allowed to
enter the monastery.
However, her actual entrance into the monastery has been described as a miracle. During the night, when the
doors to
the
monastery were locked and the sisters were asleep, St. Rita was miraculously transported into the convent by
her
patron
saints Saint John the Baptist, Saint Augustine, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. When she was found inside the
convent
in the morning and the sisters learned of how she entered, they could not turn her away.
One day, while living at the convent Rita said, "Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour". Suddenly, a
thorn
from
a figure of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ fell from the crown of thorns and wounded Rita's forehead. As a
result,
depictions of St. Rita show a forehead wound to represent this event.
She remained at the monastery, living by the Augustinian Rule, until her death.
She is Patron Saint of Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers, and
recently
...
Baseball.
Item can be engraved with message, names, dates or monogram.
Engraving doesn't delay your shipment.
Available in Yellow Gold Plated &14K Yellow or White Gold, or Sterling Silver
Is a Chain Included? You can choose which chain to add to your order when checking out
Pendant Bail - fits up to 4mm chain. We can make bail larger, just let us know in the special instructions upon ordering
All Sterling Silver is protected with a tarnish resistance to help it last for years without tarnishing.
