Triduum in Honor of St. Rita of Cascia
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On three
consecutive days or on three consecutive Thursdays, pray the Rosary and
the following prayers, which can be downloaded in pdf format: Triduum in Honor of St. Rita
of Cascia (pdf). An omission of one day breaks the triduum:
First Day
Pray the Rosary of
the Blessed Virgin
Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, all our actions by Thy holy
inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, that every
prayer and other good work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by
Thee be happily ended: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O blessed Rita, I take thee this day for my special protectress and
advocate with God. In all humility I rejoice with thee, because thou
wast chosen of God for the special marks of His favors. Obtain for me,
by thy prayers, a spirit of true courage in all the trials of
this life. Make it thy special care, O blessed advocate, to obtain for
me an efficacious love of God, a strong love, a pure love, enabling me
to surmount all difficulties which might hinder my union with God in
life, so that I may become one with Him forever after death.
O glorified Rita, look down upon me still exiled and send me hope and
consolation. Obtain for me the grace of imitating thy virtues: and if
it be God's Holy Will, I would beg of thee to add thy prayers to mine
for the obtaining of this, my special request (mention your request here).
O glorious St. Rita, who didst miraculously participate in the
sorrowful Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for me the grace to
suffer with resignation the troubles of this life, and protect me in
all my needs. Amen.
Pray three times
the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be
Second Day
Pray the Rosary of
the Blessed Virgin
Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, all our actions by Thy holy
inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, that every
prayer and other good work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by
Thee be happily ended: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O glorious Rita, thou who, while on earth, wast a mirror of innocence
and a model of penance: O saintly heroine, specially chosen by God to
wear on thy heart and brow the marks of His love and Passion, look down
from Heaven graciously upon my soul and hear my prayers. Obtain for me
such a love for Jesus suffering, that ever meditating on His Passion I
may make His suffering mine: that I may draw from the wounds of my
Savior, as from so many founts of salvation, the grace of lamenting my
sins and a firm will to imitate thee in penance, if I have not followed
thee in innocence.
O glorified Rita, look down upon me still exiled and send me hope and
consolation. Obtain for me the grace of imitating thy virtues; and if
it be God's Holy Will, I would beg of thee to add thy prayers to mine
for obtaining for me this, my special request (mention your request here).
O glorious St. Rita, who didst miraculously participate in the
sorrowful Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, obtaining of this my
special request resignation the troubles of this life, and protect me
in all my needs. Amen.
Pray three times
the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be
Third Day
Pray the Rosary of
the Blessed Virgin
Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, all our actions by Thy holy
inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, that every
prayer and other good work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by
Thee be happily ended: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O happy Rita, who has already crossed over the sea of our mortality, be
solicitous for me in my manifold misery. Reach forth thy hands to me, O
advocate of desperate cases, and guide my tottering footsteps, that
gaining strength through thy aid, I may walk more confidently in the
by-paths of the Saviour. Obtain for me faith and perseverance, that I
may serve God in fear and so keep His commandment. I beseech thee, O
holy Rita, to send me from thy home in Heaven a few drops of the wine
of thy charity, for my soul is dry with the dryness of the world and
its pleasures. Come to me, a miserable sinner, and loose the bonds of
my captivity. Take me apart from the world-maddened crowds that I may
sit with thee and God Almighty; that I may hear the voice of my God
breaking in silence to my aching heart.
O glorified Rita, look down upon me still exiled and send me hope and
consolation. Obtain for me the grace of imitating thy virtues if it be
God's Holy Will. I would beg of thee to add thy prayers to mine for the
obtaining of this special request (mention
your request here).
O glorious St. Rita, who didst miraculously participate in the
sorrowful Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for me the grace to
suffer with resignation the troubles of this life, and protect me in
all my needs. Amen.
Pray three times
the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be
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