St. Rita of Cascia was an Italian nun born in 1381 who is venerated as a patron saint of lost causes, marriage problems, and domestic abuse. She is often depicted holding a crown of thorns or roses. Miraculously, roses have continued to grow outside St. Rita's cell and a vine that she planted and nurtured for a year in her garden still produces grapes abundantly. St. Rita is renowned and venerated throughout the world as evidenced by depictions of her found in churches in places like Hungary, Argentina, and Lebanon.

1. SAINT RITA OF CASCIA

2. MargheritaMancini Saint RitaBorn 1381, Died 1457Feast Day: May 22 St. Rita of Cascia is well-known as a patron saint forseemingly lost, forgotten or impossible causes and situationsas well as for mothers, marriage problems and domestic abuse.

3. Symbol: -nun holding a crown of thorns; -nun holding roses; - nun holding roses and figs; -nun with a wound on her forehead

5. Roses from the original miraculous rosecontinue to flourish outside St. Rita's cell

6. The Grape Vine -- as it is today -- which grew from the "stick" that St. Rita placed in the ground and nurtured for one year. The Vine is still very vigorous and produces an abundance of grapes. The door to the chapel in which she was found by the sisters after being miraculously transported there, is on the right.

21. If you are a woman who desires her own victory, but you’ve taken a wrong turn or two,or you feel stuck and believe your dreams are dead,consider how Victorious Woman Rita never lost site of what she wanted. Her life demonstrates the power of faithful focus and though her dream was deferred, it wasn’t denied.

23. Rita of Cascia is known and venerated throughout the world. You visit the cathedral in Budapest, Hungary, and you see a bas relief Saint Rita; you go into a church in Buenes Aires, Argentina, and you find a statue of Saint Rita; you go to Lebanon, and you discover a great devotion to this woman, Rita. Truly Rita has no boundaries. Thanks for watching,images from internet, roses from clipart. pps created by Ariatta