St. Rita of Cascia, patron saint of infertility and hopeless cases

Posted on May 23, 2008 by t garcia

We wanted to pass on that yesterday was the feast of St. Rita, she is the patron saint of infertility and hopeless cases… “Ignatius Press” has a movie about Saint Rita’s life, that you may be interested in. EWTN has had the movie on this week, we hope some of you were able to watch her life. May your weekend be filled with the Lord’s Hope and Joy!

God Bless You,

H.T. Ministry

Saint Rita of Cascia, 1381-1457

Saint Rita of Cascia was born in 1381, in a small Italian village, to elderly parents who had long prayed for a child. At fifteen, Rita wanted to enter the convent but her parents decided that she should marry. They chose a man who turned out to be a mean, violent and unfaithful husband. After eighteen years, her prayers, gentleness and goodness finally won his heart, and he apologized for the way he had treated her and he returned to God. Shortly after his conversion, he was murdered. Although shocked and heart-broken, she forgave the murderers, and tried to make her two sons forgive them, too. Instead they were determined to avenge their father’s death. Rita prayed that they would die rather than commit murder. Both boys became seriously ill, and Rita nursed them lovingly. She was successful in persuading them to forgive, and to ask God’s forgiveness for themselves, before they died. Now that she was alone, Rita tried to enter the convent in Cascia, however, a woman who had been married was not allowed to join. Rita did not give up, and eventually, an exception was made for her. In the convent, Rita was obedient, charitable and devoted to the crucified Jesus. She asked him to let her share some of his pain, and a thorn from his crown of thorns pierced her forehead and made a sore that never healed. It was so bad and foul-smelling that St. Rita had to stay away from the others. She happily suffered to show her love for Jesus. Saint Rita died on May 22, 1457, at seventy-six years of age. She is the patron saint of infertility, and of hopeless, or desperate, cases.

Other PATRON SAINTS OF CHILDLESS COUPLES AND THOSE THAT ARE STERILE

Elisabeth & Maria Luisita are from the 20th century of faithful. We would

like to promote their causes for canonization, please help us with your devotions.

Ven. Maria Luisita Josefa & Servant of God Elisabeth Leseur

ST. ANNE LINE: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. COLETTE

ST. GUMMARUS: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. HENRY II: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. JULIAN THE HOSPITALLER: PATRON ST. OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA

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172 thoughts on “St. Rita of Cascia, patron saint of infertility and hopeless cases”

Anonymous on January 24, 2011 at 2:55 pm said:

Please pray for me, I hav been trying for over 2 1/2 years to no avail. I would so love another child, but understand it is only in His time in which it will occur.

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Anonymous on January 26, 2011 at 8:41 pm said:

Trying to keep the faith can be hard at times, but life was not meant to be easy. I pray that God & St Rita sends us a child to love & care for & complete our happy homeT & M

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Anonymous on January 27, 2011 at 8:39 pm said:

St. Rita, please pray for my daughter & her husband to have a baby soon.

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Anonymous on February 16, 2011 at 11:29 pm said:

St Rita please pray for us to conceive a baby soon . Please pray for all other couples just like us.

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Anonymous on February 19, 2011 at 11:38 pm said:

St. Rita please heal Aara's lungs and help her to breathe on her own. Please pray and intercede on her behalf.

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Anonymous on February 20, 2011 at 9:54 am said:

St. Rita please pray for my husband and me who have been trying unsuccessfully to conceive for 2 years. Please grant us the blessing of a healthy child.

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Anonymous on February 21, 2011 at 8:41 pm said:

O Saint Rita, please pray for me so I can conceive and raise a child with my husband.

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Anonymous on February 24, 2011 at 3:44 pm said:

St Rita please help bless my husband and I with a sibling for my beautiful little girl…we went through so much to have her and after 3 years we are trying everything again. Please give me the strength and courage to get me through this difficult time. Amen

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Anonymous on March 8, 2011 at 10:09 am said:

St. Rita, my husband and I beseech you to pray for us. We have been trying to have a child for many years, and have only found loss. We are yet again, trying to conceive one more time and pray that you will ask for mercy for us, that God will give us a healthy child together. Give us the strength to face the days to come with grace and acceptance of his will. Amen

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Anonymous on March 9, 2011 at 6:55 pm said:

St. Rita, I seek your intercession. Please pray for my husband and I to be blessed with healthy children from God. May we continue with hope, strength, and patience during this difficult time.

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Anonymous on March 12, 2011 at 1:04 am said:

God you know my sorrows, my thoughts, my yearning to have a healthy child of my own. Too many tears, years, losses and unanswered questions. You are the only doctor that can heal my heart and give me answers. I kneel before you with humility and walk this path that only those in my shoes understand. Lord hear my prayer!

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Maddy on April 7, 2011 at 10:38 pm said:

O Saint Rita please pray for my body to be healed so that I may bring healthy children into the world so they can serve Our Holy Father and bring others to Him. I am thankful the strength He has given me to endure and for the wisdom I have gained because of my infertility. I pray that His will is fulfilled. Amen.

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Anonymous on April 22, 2011 at 6:37 pm said:

Dear St. Rita,Please pray for myself and all others who have never been blessed with any pregnancies even despite IVF procedures. Please pray that God might see me fit to be a mother by letting me conceive. If not, then please help to me accept my childless fate if I can never conceive. Amen

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Anonymous on April 24, 2011 at 1:03 pm said:

ST. RITA FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONCEIVE, PLEASE INTERVENE AND TAKE MY PRAYERS PERSONALLY TO GOD THAT MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE BLESSED WITH A CHILD OF OUR OWN. WE WILL BE GOOD PARENTS AND BRING UP OUR CHILD TO LOVING AND KNOWING GOD. ST. RITA I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY HEART THAT YOU WILL HELP ME. AMEN

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Anonymous on June 28, 2011 at 5:30 am said:

Saint Rita, please help me and Julian conceive a baby. I know you will help me get pregnant pretty soon. Thank you! w/ all my love, maryanne r.

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Anonymous on June 29, 2011 at 2:15 pm said:

Saint Rita, please pray that my wife and I may have a child, we have been married for 6 years and have an empty house and enormous hearts to give our child all the love in the world. Pray for us please.

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Anonymous on July 9, 2011 at 3:11 am said:

Saint Rita, please pray for me and my husband to have a healthy baby. Please help me cure my infertility problems.

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Dani on August 12, 2011 at 11:39 am said:

Please St. Rita, pray for me and my husband, we are a hopeless case! We have been trying for six years! In 2004 we did get pregnant only about six months after we wed but we miscarried shortly after! I am now 48 years of age and doctors have given up on us! I have even stopped menustrating and having hot flashes! I have always known I would conceive and be a mother! I want a family so bad! We do not have the money for fertility help and I am Catholic! Please Saint Rita pray for us to have a child of our own!

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Anonymous on August 13, 2011 at 12:08 am said:

Saint Rita, I pray every day that a miracle will happen and that I will be able to have a child some day. Please help me to have a child and lift this sadness that I am going through.

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Anonymous on August 17, 2011 at 1:54 pm said:

Please help Jamie and I start our family and pray for all the others who read this and are struggling to conceive.

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Anonymous on August 19, 2011 at 11:51 am said:

Please St Rita, pray for my daughter and son-in-law as they want to start a family and are struggling to conceive. After a year of struggling they conceived and lost the baby shortly after. I ask that anyone else that reads this to please pray for them also as I will be praying for you.

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Anonymous on August 25, 2011 at 6:15 pm said:

Please St. Rita,Help my daughter and her husband conceive and carry a healthy baby to term. I ask you to please bless her with a successful pregnancy and that her hypothyroid condition be cured.

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Anonymous on September 18, 2011 at 4:13 pm said:

Please St. Rita, please hear my prayers…please help me & my husband conceive…we have been trying for a while now, with no luck. I want to carry on the names & the traditions of my parents who are up in heaven with you. I know they would want me to be happy with a child of our own. Please bless me allow me this joy which I so desperately need…Thank you, AMEN

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Anonymous on October 31, 2011 at 12:06 am said:

Dear Saint Rita,Please pray that my husband "T" and I "K" conceive soon as I have already had a misscarriage and I am not very young anymore. Please pray that my thyroid condition doesn't cause harm or another misscarriage if I become pregnant. Please hear my prayer, Amen.

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Anonymous on November 26, 2011 at 12:04 am said:

Dear saint Rita,Please let my hubby and I have a healthy baby or two. We have been told how very slim our odds are and artificial insemination was even recommended for us. We want to follow the teachings of the church, but we want to glorify you Lord in our Christian catholic family and home. Please cure our problems and we pray for others wanting to conceive too. In Christ.Amen.

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Anonymous on November 29, 2011 at 2:16 pm said:

Dear Saint Rita,We have been blessed with one beautiful daughter but our hearts ache for atleast one more. Pray that it is pleasing to God that we have another child. Please recommend and pray with us that we can have the large family we desire.Amen.

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Anonymous on December 6, 2011 at 9:27 pm said:

Dear Saint Rita,Please help my sister and her husband have a healthy baby. They met later in life and would love to be parents. They've been trying hard and haven't had any luck yet. Thank you.

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Toni on December 30, 2011 at 8:32 pm said:

Please pray for my husband and I as we have been trying for over five years to conceive a child. St. Rita, hear our prayer!

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Kathleen on January 13, 2012 at 7:15 pm said:

Please pray for my Son and Daughter-inlaw to be able to conceive a child. They have been trying for years, and are good, kind, and loving and would make wonderful parents. Please saint Rita hear our prayer.

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Liza on January 16, 2012 at 1:07 am said:

Oh holy St. Rita, please pray me and my husband to have a baby soon, we’ve been married for !0yrs now and we really wanted to have a baby the soonest…please pray for us.

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Never in my arms on January 20, 2012 at 2:18 pm said:

Please pray for my husband and I to concieve a child. We have suffered a loss years ago and have not been blessed since. Prayers to you St Rita that you will bless us with a miracle. I can promise he or she will be loved more than I can express. Amen.

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Sandy on January 22, 2012 at 10:46 pm said:

Praying for my daughter Amanda and Conor, they will have an IUI procedure on Friday 1-27-12.

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Mary on February 13, 2012 at 10:03 pm said:

Santa Rita ayudanos con este milagro de tener un bebe. Y tambien para mi cunada, despues de muchos anos sin concebir, ayudanos!

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clarissa on February 22, 2012 at 5:02 pm said:

St. Rita, you who are at the right hand of our Father in heaven, please intercede for me so that my husband and I can conceive a baby. We promise to raise our child to obey, serve, and love God as we do. In Jesus name, AMEN.

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Grace Dimalaluan on March 2, 2012 at 3:10 am said:

Dear St.Rita please pray for me and my husband to conceived a baby soon.please pray for us.

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Bria on March 4, 2012 at 6:56 pm said:

Dear St Rite, please pray for both me and by husband, and our dear friends Dawn and Josh. They have tried unsuccessfully for two years to add to their family. My husband and I were blessed with a wonderful son two years ago, but since then have suffered through two miscarriages, and we would so love to give our son a sibling or eight.

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- therese on March 20, 2012 at 3:14 pm said:
  
  Have you heard of the Pope Paul VI Institute? Dr. Thomas Hilgers is the founder and has a fertility care program called the Creighton Method of Natural Family Planning. This method of fertility health care has helped many couples when they thought all was impossible. Please check out their web site:
  
  Pope Paul VI Institute
  http://www.popepaulvi.com/
  
  Welcome to the Home of
  FertilityCare and NaProTechnology!
  
  The Pope Paul VI Institute, founded in 1985 by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, is internationally recognized for its outstanding achievements in the field of natural fertility regulation and reproductive medicine — 30 years of scientific research and educational program development; allied health professional education programs for couples and professionals; professional, caring, and morally acceptable patient services. The Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction is building a culture of life in women’s health care through its major developments — Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology.
  
  Be sure to check out The NaProTechnology Revolution to find out more about the impact of the newest women’s health science. Newly added to the site is a PDF download of the Introduction from the book for you to read. NaProTechnology…what every woman has a right to know about her body…her health…her future!
  
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ruskin on March 9, 2012 at 2:21 am said:

st.rita of cascia, please see the pain that my husband and i have been going through….bless me that my health issues may be resolved and i may conceive and give birth to a healthy baby………..pls i plead you to bless us with the gift of parenthood…

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Jackie on March 11, 2012 at 3:24 am said:

Please pray for my son Shawn and his lovely wife Ashley. They are trying desperately for a child. They are a loving couple and have been trying so long to conceive. They are about to start fertility treatments again so I pray it is successful for them this time. Thank you.

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airen on March 22, 2012 at 9:15 am said:

kindly pls. pray for me and my partner we’ve been together for 7 yrs. now and we really wanted to have a healthy baby.im on my late 30s and really wanting to have a baby. hear us St. Rita

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- therese on March 22, 2012 at 5:19 pm said:
  
  We pray that the sacrament of your marriage will bless you with the fruits that Christ has yet to bestow upon you both.
  
  Please consider seeking further guidance from:
  
  Pope Paul VI Institute
  http://www.popepaulvi.com/
  
  Welcome to the Home of
  FertilityCare and NaProTechnology!
  
  The Pope Paul VI Institute, founded in 1985 by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, is internationally recognized for its outstanding achievements in the field of natural fertility regulation and reproductive medicine — 30 years of scientific research and educational program development; allied health professional education programs for couples and professionals; professional, caring, and morally acceptable patient services. The Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction is building a culture of life in women’s health care through its major developments — Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology.
  
  Be sure to check out The NaProTechnology Revolution to find out more about the impact of the newest women’s health science. Newly added to the site is a PDF download of the Introduction from the book for you to read. NaProTechnology…what every woman has a right to know about her body…her health…her future!
  
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Tonya on April 8, 2012 at 3:16 pm said:

St. Rita, I seek your intercession. Please pray for my husband and I to be blessed with healthy children from God. May we continue with hope, strength, and patience during this difficult time.
This is what I prayed last year. It turns out I was pregnant and didn’t know it. Unfortunately, it ended in a miscarriage.
St. Rita, I repeat the same prayer asking for your intercession.

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vans e. marilag on April 19, 2012 at 7:19 am said:

St. Rita… my husband and i have been praying of having a child, we’ve been married for 6 years now and i had a miscarriage once. We don’t what is your will, we are not questioning it but i know that you know truly what our hearts desired. Please pray for us…

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mithu on April 25, 2012 at 12:18 am said:

St. Rita , please pray for me and my husband to be blessed with a baby soon. Please pray for all people who wish to have children.

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clair on April 26, 2012 at 8:26 am said:

please pray for me St. Rita……. We are hopeless and desperate to have a baby soon. Please pray for us…C and J.

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Randi on May 10, 2012 at 12:03 am said:

St. Rita, my husband and I have tried to concieve for 7 years now to have another baby, we have a son and desperately want to add to our family. Also, my sister and her husband have tried for 3 and a half years for a baby. Please hear our prayers and bless our family with two healthy babies!

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Wendy on May 17, 2012 at 5:19 pm said:

We pray to you St. Rita that you will bless us with our own healthy child. We have been trying to conceive for 4 years and have undergone many IUIs and 3 IVFs which one resulted in a miscarriage. We so desperately wish to be parents and will love this child with our heart and soul. We ask that you give us strength each day and we faithfully pray to you and trust in you. W and S

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Loren on May 17, 2012 at 10:40 pm said:

Saint Rita in honor of your feast day please intercede to my brother Reginald Lee for his total healing (body & soul) and also for the Good Health of my entire family especially mine. I know our sufferings cannot compensate the sufferings you had. You are an inspirations to us. Lifting to you the intentions in my heart. In God name, Hear us O beloved Sta. Rita

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AnonymousL on June 7, 2012 at 4:02 pm said:

Dear St. Rita-
We pray to you to bless my husband and I with a baby. We have had two losses and it has been over two years of trying. We yearn for a baby and hope that our life will be blessed soon with a healthy baby. Our lives feel so incomplete without having a child and it has been such a struggle for myself and my husband both mentally and physically. I pray not only for myself to be able to carry a baby to term but for all people to be blessed with being able to have children. I believe and pray that you will help us through our struggles and bless us with a beautiful baby/babies!

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Rhea on June 16, 2012 at 6:44 am said:

Please st. Rita pray for me and for my husband as we are trying to have a baby for almost 3 years it is a difficult journey pain and hopelessness along the way!!!

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kathi on June 17, 2012 at 8:47 pm said:

Please St. Rita, pray for my daughter Kelly and her husband to have the miracle of conceiving and raising a child, I ask this in Christ’s name. Pray for us. Thank you

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Sandy on June 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm said:

Please Saint Rita, pray for my friend Jennifer as she visits her fertility doctor tomorrow that they receive good news about have children.
I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

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