St Rita of Cascia St. Therese of Lisieux and gilded edges

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whose witness of love of the Blessed Virgin Mary helped restore the rosary to the devotional life of the Church after Vatican II and bring down the Communist empire

a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity

the mother of all mankind to the two "students

a great spiritual teacher and writer

St Rita of Cascia St. Therese of Lisieux and gilded edgesOne of the most popular Saints in the Church for centuries, St. Rita is known as the "Saint of the Impossible" because of her amazing answers to prayers, as well as the remarkable events of her own life. Desirous of being a nun, she instead obeyed her parents and married. Her husband was cruel, and caused her much suffering, to which she responded with love and prayers, eventually converting him. After the death of her husband and two sons, Rita was