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Santa Rita from Cascia. A complete Santa

In a festive atmosphere, in a packed church, on a weekday, of faithful devotees with roses in hand, the Eucharist was celebrated tonight in the Mother Church on the occasion of the celebration of Saint Rita. Fr. Rosario Sultana presided, the vicar Fr. Giovanni Vizzini concelebrated.

In his homily, Father Giovanni presented Saint Rita as a “complete” saint because she lived as a woman, wife, mother and religious, bearing witness with her life to the joy of immediate and generous FORGIVENESS, of the PEACE of intense and sincere brotherly LOVE, of extreme CONFIDENCE in the full and filial God, of the CROSS carried with Christ and for Christ. Father John with warmth and passion has outlined the figure of the Saint as a humble, strong, courageous woman, with an unshakable faith, who not only publicly forgave her husband’s killers, but ardently prayed to the Lord to break the spiral of blood caused by the death of her husband and his two sons did not retaliate. For this reason he preferred to give the life of his children to God rather than let them live in hatred to avenge his father’s death.

The strength of Saint Rita lies in the ability to speak to every heart, to participate in all our problems. His intercession is so powerful that the devout people call it “Saint of impossible cases, advocate of desperate cases”.

Benedizione del Pane di S. Rita

With her example, Saint Rita is still today a great model to imitate and we cannot limit ourselves to devotion linked only to the blessing of roses, but we must, like her, fall in love with God, and put him at the center of our lives. Tonight the church is full of devotees and then ?? Father Giovanni concluded by wanting to entrust to the intercession of the Saint in particular the mothers, all the mothers, asking Santa Rita to intercede for them so that like her they may be able to forgive from the heart, have the strength to fix their thoughts and hearts in God and to educate children in love and forgiveness.

At the end of the Holy Mass, the archpriest Parish priest Fr. Rosario Sultana blessed the roses and bread of Saint Rita, which was distributed to the many faithful present.

Enrica Munafò

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  1. Lina Giaquinta
    26 May 2019

    Tante volte nei momenti di difficoltà pensiamo ai Santi come persone sovraumane che tutto possono perché santi.oggi mi viene di guardare Rita come una persona normale, una di noi,sposa, madre, amica, figlia, nuora, cognata che avendo incontrato Cristo non ha deviato più lo sguardo da Lui, per lei Cristo è diventato la luce nel buio che non le ha permesso di smarrire la via. Rita ci è riuscita, anche noi se rimaniamo uniti a Cristo, come il tralcio alla vite possiamo farcela, perché tutto noi possiamo in colui che ci dà la forza. Gesù è il Signore. Santa Rita prega per noi.

    • Don Rosario Sultana
      26 May 2019

      Cara Lina,
      è proprio vero, la santità è feriale. Buon cammino verso la Santità! Don Rosario

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