Life of St. Rita of Cascia, O.S.A. / from the Italian
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About This Book
This is the story of Saint Rita of Cascia (Born Margherita Lotti 1371 - May 22, 1447). She was an Augustinian nun. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Rita was beatified by Pope Urban VIII in 1626, and Pope Leo XIII canonized Rita on May 24, 1900. At her canonization ceremony she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes.This book is a story of her life and it contains three parts covering: Rita in the World, Rita in the Cloister, and Rita in Heaven. This volume includes more recent miracles of Saint Rita.
Chapters (32)
- LIFE OF ST. RITA OF CASCIA, O.S.A.
- CHAPTER I CASCIA: A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY
- CHAPTER II RITA'S PARENTS
- CHAPTER III RITA'S WONDERFUL CONCEPTION
- CHAPTER IV RITA'S BIRTH
- CHAPTER V THE WHITE BEES OF ST. RITA
- CHAPTER VI RITA'S CHILDHOOD
- CHAPTER VII RITA'S LOVE OF RETIREMENT
- CHAPTER VIII RITA'S MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER IX RITA AS WIFE
- CHAPTER X DEATH OF RITA'S HUSBAND AND CHILDREN—RITA AS WIDOW
- CHAPTER I RITA'S MIRACULOUS ENTRY INTO THE CLOISTER AND HER RECEPTION
- CHAPTER II RITA AS NOVICE: HER PROFESSION
- CHAPTER III RITA'S CHARITY
- CHAPTER IV OTHER VIRTUES WHICH RITA PRACTISED IN THE CLOISTER
- CHAPTER V RITA'S OBSERVANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS VOWS
- CHAPTER VI RITA'S PENANCES
- CHAPTER VII RITA'S SPIRIT OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER VIII A THORN FROM THE SAVIOUR'S CROWN OF THORNS WOUNDS RITA'S FOREHEAD
- CHAPTER IX RITA GOES TO ROME TO GAIN THE INDULGENCE OF THE JUBILEE
- CHAPTER X RITA'S LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH
- CHAPTER I WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AT RITA'S DEATH—BURIAL OF HER SACRED BODY
- CHAPTER II MIRACLES WROUGHT BY GOD THROUGH RITA'S INTERCESSION BEFORE HER BEATIFICATION
- CHAPTER III EFFICACY OF RELICS OF ST. RITA
- CHAPTER IV MARVELS OF ST. RITA'S SEPULCHRE
- CHAPTER V IMMEMORIAL WORSHIP OF ST. RITA
- CHAPTER VI SOLEMN BEATIFICATION OF RITA
- CHAPTER VII MIRACLES WORKED BY RITA AFTER HER BEATIFICATION
- CHAPTER VIII[1] MORE RECENT MIRACLES OF ST. RITA
- CHAPTER IX HER CANONIZATION
- CHAPTER X THE THREE MIRACLES APPROVED FOR HER CANONIZATION
- CONCLUSION
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