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St. Rita

Spanish name: Santa Rita de Casia

For a hard marriage, a divided family, and prayers that take years

Item: A-00197
Size: ½ fl oz (14.8 mL)
Intention: Saints & Devotion

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Note. For spiritual use and sold as a curio and novelty only. No specific result is claimed or guaranteed.

Ingredients: Mineral Oil, Fragrance.

Caution: For external use only. Keep out of reach of children. Keep away from open flame.

About this oil

St. Rita of Cascia is called the saint of the impossible, and people come to her when the trouble is at home: a hard marriage, a husband with a temper, a son who won't listen, a family that hasn't spoken in years. She knew that life. She was married eighteen years to a difficult man, and when he died she forgave and made peace between the two families.

She is the saint of patience. As a nun she watered a dry vine every day, as she was told, until it bore grapes. Her feast is May 22, when churches bless roses, after the rose that bloomed for her in January. Many devotees pray to her for fifteen Thursdays. The oil is clear, with a frankincense and myrrh scent.

Ways to use

On a candle: Start on a Thursday. Put a few drops on a white seven-day candle, and light a fresh one each Thursday while the prayer goes on.
With a written prayer or photo: Write the names of the people at home and what you ask for them: peace in the house, a gentler word, two brothers talking again. Keep the paper under her candle and give it time.
On the altar and saint statues: Put a drop on the base of her statue or the corner of her holy card, and keep the oil off her face. A few roses beside her are the old custom.
With offerings: On May 22, bring her roses and put a drop of oil on the stems. Many people keep a rose blessed at church on her altar all year.

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