Life of St. Rita of Cascia, O.S.A. from the Italian

About this eBook

Author

Connolly, R. Hugh (Richard Hugh), 1873-1948

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Christian saints -- Italy -- Cascia -- Biography

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52481

Release Date

July 2, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LIFE OF ST. RITA OF CASCIA, O.S.A. — CHAPTER I — CASCIA: A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY — CHAPTER II — RITA'S PARENTS — CHAPTER III — RITA'S WONDERFUL CONCEPTION — CHAPTER IV — RITA'S BIRTH — CHAPTER V — THE WHITE BEES OF ST. RITA — CHAPTER VI — RITA'S CHILDHOOD — CHAPTER VII — RITA'S LOVE OF RETIREMENT — CHAPTER VIII — RITA'S MARRIAGE — CHAPTER IX — RITA AS WIFE — CHAPTER X — DEATH OF RITA'S HUSBAND AND CHILDREN—RITA AS WIDOW — CHAPTER I — RITA'S MIRACULOUS ENTRY INTO THE CLOISTER AND HER RECEPTION — CHAPTER II — RITA AS NOVICE: HER PROFESSION — CHAPTER III — RITA'S CHARITY — CHAPTER IV — OTHER VIRTUES WHICH RITA PRACTISED IN THE CLOISTER — CHAPTER V — RITA'S OBSERVANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS VOWS — CHAPTER VI — RITA'S PENANCES — CHAPTER VII — RITA'S SPIRIT OF PRAYER — CHAPTER VIII — A THORN FROM THE SAVIOUR'S CROWN OF THORNS WOUNDS RITA'S FOREHEAD — CHAPTER IX — RITA GOES TO ROME TO GAIN THE INDULGENCE OF THE JUBILEE — CHAPTER X — RITA'S LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH — CHAPTER I — WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AT RITA'S DEATH—BURIAL OF HER SACRED BODY — CHAPTER II — MIRACLES WROUGHT BY GOD THROUGH RITA'S INTERCESSION BEFORE HER BEATIFICATION — CHAPTER III — EFFICACY OF RELICS OF ST. RITA — CHAPTER IV — MARVELS OF ST. RITA'S SEPULCHRE — CHAPTER V — IMMEMORIAL WORSHIP OF ST. RITA — CHAPTER VI — SOLEMN BEATIFICATION OF RITA — CHAPTER VII — MIRACLES WORKED BY RITA AFTER HER BEATIFICATION — CHAPTER VIII[ 1 ] — MORE RECENT MIRACLES OF ST. RITA — CHAPTER IX — HER CANONIZATION — CHAPTER X — THE THREE MIRACLES APPROVED FOR HER CANONIZATION — CONCLUSION

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