Rita of Cascia, Hand-Painted Saint Medal, Patron of the Determined Joseph Ann is honored as the

Ann is honored as the Patroness of Mothers and also of those who teach people to read

Her ministry of giving bread to the destitute led to her designation as the patroness of bakers

She is revered for her ministry to immigrants to the U

The more legendary version of his story holds that Genesius was an actor who was executed for declaring

He was martyred along with Saint John de Brebeuf

Rita of Cascia, Hand-Painted Saint Medal, Patron of the Determined Joseph Ann is honored as theWhen Rita was only 12, her parents announced she would marry Paolo Mancinin. By age 18, she was already wedded and had two sons. Her husband, who was very abusive, was eventually murdered, and her two sons ultimately died. A widow at 36, Saint Rita became a nun in the Monastery of Mary Magdalen. She devoted herself to the Passion and miraculously received a chronic head wound, believed to be caused by a crown of thorns. It bled for fifteen years! Pray