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We are formed by environment and grace, by politics and prayer, by church and conscience. All God’s creatures conspire to teach us as well. We stumble. We stutter. We rise. We are lifted.

— from Saint Anthony of Padua

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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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.
<p>Born at Roccaporena in central Italy, Rita wanted to become a nun but was pressured at a young age into marrying a harsh and cruel man. During her 18-year marriage, she bore and raised two sons. After her husband was killed in a brawl and her sons had died, Rita tried to join the Augustinian nuns in Cascia. Unsuccessful at first because she was a widow, Rita eventually succeeded. </p><p>Over the years, her austerity, prayerfulness and charity became legendary. When she developed wounds on her forehead, people quickly associated them with the wounds from Christ's crown of thorns. She meditated frequently on Christ's passion. Her care for the sick nuns was especially loving. She also counseled lay people who came to her monastery. </p><p>Beatified in 1626, Rita was not canonized until 1900. She has acquired the reputation, together with St. Jude, as a saint of impossible cases. Many people visit her tomb each year.</p>

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CATHOLIC GREETINGS

	Easter Season
	We continue to rejoice in the knowledge that the Resurrection is not just in the past, but is a current reality.

	St. Joseph the Worker
	Today we remember that human work has dignity when it contributes to the divine work of creation.

	Happy Birthday
	You are one of a kind. There has never been another you. Happy Birthday!

	Good Shepherd Sunday
	Ask our Good Shepherd to bless us with religious vocations from healthy and holy men and women.

	Fourth Sunday of Easter
	Ask our Good Shepherd to bless us with religious vocations from healthy and holy men and women.

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