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A new St. Rita Novena begins today for me. In the petition prayer for the novena I use it says the following:

“We promise, if our petitions are granted, to make known your favor and to glorify God for His gift…”

I like to think I’m keeping my end of that bargain but in case you don’t know anything about her, here’s a link to the novena. The same website has a biography of St. Rita.

Please also email me with any petitions I may add. I am only too happy to pray for your intentions.

St. Rita, pray for us!

For many years I have had a particular devotion to St. Rita of Cascia, patron saint of impossible causes. Every nine days I begin anew the novena in her honor for my own intentions and any that others ask of me. Here is the link to the novena prayers I use (from the National Shrine of St. Rita).

Just went to confession at a Monastery in northern New Jersey. When I exited the box, I knelt down to pray my penance. I looked up and saw…

With a rose, no less!

Recently I heard from a woman who has asked me to include her intentions in the novena. She lives in Australia. She got her answer! God be praised and thanks to St. Rita!

Another nine days begins on Monday.

This afternoon, while visiting a shop in Rockefeller Center in the middle of Manhattan I came across the following in a corner.

She is amazing, friends. Another novena starts today…

St. Rita, patron of the impossible, pray for us!