Prayer to Saint Rita for couples in difficulty

Updated : Sat 13 Nov 2021 AM (UTC +1)

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Saint Rita, you suffered a lot from your husband's violent and brutal character, 
but you remained faithful to him, caring, gentle, patient, kind. 
You prayed so much for him that he repented, corrected himself and became a good husband and father. Saint Rita, watch over couples in difficulty. 
Obtain for spouses the strength, the courage to live together in peace, love and fidelity. 
Saint Rita, saint of desperate causes, of impossible causes, I trust in your powerful intercession with the Lord. 
Obtain for me from God that "trusting hope" which does not deceive and the ardent desire for immortal goods, 

and I beg you to obtain for me the grace to reconcile my troubled marriage. 
Saint Rita, pray for us. 
Amen. 

Saint Rita of Cascia is frequently invoked in prayer to bring harmony and peace to a couple. 
Saint Rita was married by her parents to a man with an important social position. She accepted this situation without hesitation, trusting in God and her parents. However, this husband was violent and treated Rita casually. 
Rita suffered from this behaviour and the lack of tenderness. Far from complaining or seeking revenge, she undertook instead to soften her husband and bring him to respect the Christian attitude that two spouses should have for each other. 
By dint of patience and love, Rita succeeded in calming her husband's character. The couple got along well and were happy together.  
This episode of her life has made Saint Rita the Saint of couples and families. She is implored by couples who are experiencing difficulties in their married life, as well as by neglected or abused wives.

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