Catholic Cuisine: Empanadas de Santa Rita
The following recipe for Empanadas de Santa Rita was submitted by Luis Acosta, from Chihuahua City, Mexico, in honor of St. Rita, whose feast is celebrated each year on May 22nd. Thank you Luis!….

Catholic Cuisine: St. Rita of Cascia – Roses and Figs
May 22 is the optional memorial of St. Rita of Cascia. In the last months of her life, when she was very ill, Rita received a visit from a relative. When they were saying goodbye, the relative aske…

Craftymule.blogspot.com: St. Rita, Cascia and a Craft Store in Spoleto!
One of the things I absolutely was compelled to do when we visited Italy was to visit the shrine of one of my favorite saints, St. Rita of Cascia. We departed from Rome early in the morning in ord…

Catholicplayground.com: Saint Rita of Cascia Coloring Page
From an early age, Rita felt called to become a nun. Her parents, however, wanted Rita to marry. At only 12 years old, Rita was married to a man who did not share her strong faith. Throughout her m…

Newadvent.org: St. Rita of Cascia
Born at Rocca Porena in the Diocese of Spoleto, 1386; died at the Augustinian convent of Cascia, 1456. Feast, 22 May. Represented as holding roses, or roses and figs, and sometimes with a wound in …

Catholicnewsagency.com: ST. RITA OF CASCIA
On May 22, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, who the late John Paul II called “a disciple of the Crucified One” and an “expert in suffering.” Known in Spain as “La Santa de…

Marypages.com: Saint Rita of Cascia
Rita was born in the year 1381 in the village of Roccaporena, near Cascia, in the Diocese of Spoleto, Italy. She was a daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, known as Peacemakers of Jesus; they had …

CatholicOnline: St. Rita of Cascia
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 b…

Saintritashrine.org: Life of Saint Rita
Antonio and Amata Lotti, natives of Roccaporena, a tiny village in the Umbrian Hills of the republic of Cascia, were well-respected peacemakers in their town who welcomed their only child, Margheri…

Americancatholic.org: St. Rita of Cascia
Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow and member of a religious community. Her holiness was reflected in each phase of her life. Born at Roccaporena in central Italy, R…

Wikipedia.org: Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia (Born Margherita Lotti 1381 – May 22, 1457) was an Italian Augustinian nun, widow and saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. Rita was married at an early age. The …