#augustinian

𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝑨𝒃𝒃𝒆𝒚

Saint Augustine of Hippo (Letter 211 / The Rule of Saint Augustine)

I know "a lot" about St. Anne [though admittedly there isn't much about her but Tradition] and I know a lot about St. Paul, because he is my homie. I also know the story of St. Rita because I went to a catholic school and church named after her growing up, and I still remember her story. Since that's the only one really interesting to tell I'll talk about that. My facts might be slightly off because it's been a hot minute since I read up on her but mostly just the timeline of how things happened is a little off.

So basically, she wanted to be a nun, but her parents said no, she needed to marry. She tried going to some Augustinian nuns but they said no, and denied her 3 times. She eventually got married and had twin sons. Her husband was part of like, the mafia or a gang and got killed by some rivals. Her sons, having grown up but still being kind of young [I think 15 or 16], wanted to avenge their father, but ended up killed in the process. Now, with no children and no husband, St. Rita went back to the convent and asked to be admitted, which she was. She soon started having visions, one in which she received a thorn in her forehead making her a stigmatic. She also had a miracle done while she was alive through the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the middle of winter she asked for a rose to be brought to her, and told whoever it was that she wanted to bring it to her exactly where she could find it. The woman went and looked, thinking if there was even a bush there it would be dead, but it was a new rose in full bloom in the middle of December or January [roses in the northern hemisphere bloom around now, which is June].

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