St. Rita of Cascia

Saint Rita of Cascia (1381 - 1457) was an Augustinian nun, presently venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint following her canonisation by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. She is the patron saint of lost causes, la abogada de los imposibles, credited with a variety of miracles through her intercession.

Resources

 * "Devotions to St. Rita" (archive.org) &mdash; "a compendium: life of St. Rita, devotional exercises, novena and triduum, instructions on novenas, etc." (1914)

Biography

 * "Life of Sister St. Rita of Cascia of the Order of St. Augustine" (archive.org) &mdash; "Advocate of the Impossible; model of maidens, wives, mothers, widows and nuns" (1916)
 * St. Rita of Cascia (newadvent.org) &mdash; Catholic Encyclopedia biographical entry.
 * "Life of Saint Rita" (saintritashrine.org) &mdash; an abridged form of Michael DiGregorio's "The Precious Pearl: The Story of Saint Rita of Casica"

Prayers

 * Traditional Prayer To Saint Rita (catholictradition.org)
 * St. Rita Prayer of the Roses (catholictradition.org)
 * Novena Prayers to Saint Rita (saintritashrine.org)