Star of Hope in Darkness
Novena to St. Rita of Cascia
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Prayer source
2026 nine-day arrangement of a complete public-domain prayer (1910)
The Raccolta, Ambrose St. John English translation, 1910 edition (Burns & Oates/Benziger Brothers), no.392, printed 345. Nine-day use of the complete proper prayer arranged in 2026. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theraccoltaorcol00unknuoft.djvu
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- The complete 1910 Raccolta edition of the prayer to St. Rita. This reader arranges that complete historical prayer for nine consecutive days; it is a different edition from the longer devotion previously shown.
- Often prayed for
- Impossible situations, patient suffering, family peace, perseverance, and hope in great need.
- Suggested start
- May 13, 2027. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- May 22
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About This Novena
St. Rita of Cascia is beloved as a saint for impossible cases, patient suffering, and persevering fidelity in hard conditions. Catholics invoke her when a situation feels dark, stubborn, or beyond ordinary help.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for impossible causes, difficult marriages, abused wives, and hard family burdens.
Usual timing
May 13 through May 21
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O GLORIOUS St Rita, thou who didst miraculously share in the sorrowful Passion of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, obtain for me that I may bear with resignation the sufferings of this life, and protect me in all my necessities.
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The complete 1910 Raccolta edition of the prayer to St. Rita. This reader arranges that complete historical prayer for nine consecutive days; it is a different edition from the longer devotion previously shown.
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St. Rita of Cascia is beloved as a saint for impossible cases, patient suffering, and persevering fidelity in hard conditions. Catholics invoke her when a situation feels dark, stubborn, or beyond ordinary help.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
impossible causes, difficult marriages, abused wives, hard family burdens
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for impossible causes, difficult marriages, abused wives, and hard family burdens.
Usual timing
May 13 through May 21
Saint Rita of Cascia devotional lithograph, 1849