Rita, santa de lo imposible

Saint Rita Novena

Day 1: We honor you, O Saint of Cascia, for your fidelity to your baptismal vows. Intercede for us with the Lord so that we may live with joy and coherency in our vocation to holiness, overcoming evil with good.

Day 2: We honor you, O glorious Saint Rita, for your testimony of love for prayer in all the ages of life. Help us to remain united to Jesus because without Him we cannot do anything, and only by invoking his name can we be saved.

Day 3: We honor you, O saint of forgiveness, for the strength and courage that you have demonstrated in the more tragic moments of your life. Intercede for us with the Lord so that we may overcome every doubt and fear, believing in the victory of love even in the most difficult situations.

Day 4: We honor you, O Saint Rita, expert of family life, for the example of virtue that you have left us: as a daughter, spouse, and mother, as a widow and nun. Help us so that every one of us may value the gifts received from God, sowing hope and peace through the fulfillment of our daily duties.

Day 5: We honor you, O saint of the thorn and the rose, for your humble and true love for Jesus crucified. Help us to repent of our sins and to love him with facts and in the truth.

Day 6: We honor you, O Saint Rita, for your purity of heart and faithfulness. Help us to keep a pure and faithful heart, especially when nothing seems possible.

Day 7: We honor you, O saint of patience, for always trusting in God’s way of doing things and not that of the world. Through your intercession, give us the patience that we need daily, especially when waiting on God to answer our prayers. Teach us, “Thy will be done”.

Day 8:  We honor you, O glorious Saint Rita, for your forgiveness of those that have done you wrong. Teach us how to forgive, especially when forgiveness seems impossible. Give us a spirit of charity.

Day 9:  We honor you, O Saint Rita, for your infinite trust in God’s mercy and love for all mankind, especially for those who are the most difficult to love. Teach us to see one another with the eyes of Jesus.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end

Amen.

Lord Jesus, today, through the hands of Saint Rita,

we present you with our personal situations and

our immense desire for the good of our families

and our communities.

Send upon us, O Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit,

so that our attitudes and our words,

like those of Saint Rita, may be inspired by your Gospel

and guided by your grace.

You are God and live and reign with the Father

and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen

By the intercession of Saint Rita, may God bless us,

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

The feast day of Saint Rita is May 22nd