Icona dipinta a tempera su legno, tela e levkas

cm. 20 x 30

S. Rita ebbe grande devozione verso la “Passione di Cristo” -Ti prego fammi soffrire come te, Divino Salvatore-disse pregando ed uno strale gli arrivo in fronte conficcandole una spina che le causò sofferenza fino alla fine dei suoi giorni. Morì il 22 maggio, 1457. S.Rita è la patrona delle cause impossibili.Si festeggia il 22 maggio.

St. Rita of Cascia

Icon, temper on wood.linen and levkas

cm. 20 x 30

Rita was born in the year 1381 in the village of Roccaporena near Cascia, Italy.

At the age of thirty-six Rita pledged to follow the ancient Rule of Saint Augustine. For the next forty years she gave herself wholeheartedly to prayer, works of charity, striving especially to preserve peace and harmony among the citizens of Cascia. During the last four years of her life, Rita was confined to bed and was able to eat so little that she was practically sustained by the Eucharist alone. One of those who visited her some few months before her death was privileged to witness first hand the extraordinary things wrought by Rita’s requests. When asked whether she had any special desires, Rita asked only that a rose from the garden of her parents’ home be brought to her. It was a small favor to ask, but quite an impossible one to grant in the month of January. Nevertheless, on returning home the woman discovered to her amazement, a single brightly colored blossom on the bush just as the nun had described. Picking it, she returned immediately and presented it to Rita who gave thanks to God for this sign of love.