Sisters of St. Rita OSA

07/03/2024

Sr. Angelica is happy to start her vacation at home with family.
Hope you all have a great summer.

05/19/2024

05/19/2024

Vatican Viewpoint Podcast
83. Synod Spirituality with Fr. Radcliffe: ‘Authority’

In the fifth episode of a nine-part series, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, guides our reflections on the spirituality of the Synod on synodality.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/0zE4DrjP2T0

05/18/2024

Mit einem Tag der Stille bereiten wir Ritaschwestern uns auf die Pfingstfeiertage vor und widmen uns dabei unserem Thema: Gottes Geist auf dem Grund meines Herzens.

05/18/2024

"Before Jesus left the apostles, he promised that he would send the Holy Spirit upon them, and in today’s feast we celebrate the fulfillment of that promise and the profound difference it made. Now those same confused and troubled men, fearful and weak, are touched. Something new happens to them – it’s not merely the words of Jesus that fill their minds and hearts, it’s the spirit of Jesus that takes hold of them and makes them bold. The Spirit does things in them and through them – one great sign of which is the ability of people of many different tongues to understand the preaching of Peter who spoke in the simple dialect of a humble fisherman now turned missionary."

Read all of this special Pentecost homily at https://augustinian.org/pentecost-yr-b/

05/16/2024

05/15/2024

Happy Mother's Day!

A reading from the book of Proverbs:

Who can find a woman of worth? Far beyond jewels is her value. Her husband trusts her judgment; he does not lack income. She brings him profit, not loss, all the days of her life. She seeks out wool and flax and weaves with skillful hands. Like a merchant fleet, she secures her provisions from afar.

She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household, a portion to her maidservants. She picks out a field and acquires it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength; she exerts her arms with vigor. She enjoys the profit from her dealings; her lamp is never extinguished at night. She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle.

She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy. She is not concerned for her household when it snows—all her charges are doubly clothed. She makes her own coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing. Her husband is prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land. She makes garments and sells them, and stocks the merchants with belts.

She is clothed with strength and dignity, and laughs at the days to come. She opens her mouth in wisdom; kindly instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband, too, praises her: “Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all.” Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Acclaim her for the work of her hands, and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.

~ Proverbs 31:10-31

05/13/2024