SAINT CHRISTOPHER & ST RITA RELIQUARY ROSE MEDAL XL BIG

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AUTHENTIC MEDAL SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND SAINT RITA RELIQUARY Condition: PERFECT Form: ROSE Measures : 1 3/8 inches without loop approx. The thickness is of 1/4 " inches approx Color: silver and pictures of saints Material: STERLING SILVER WITH ANOTHER ALLOYS, THIS IS CALLED SILVER GERMAN and PICTURES WITH ENAMEL This Auction is for: 1 (one) Medal About this item: Hello, the October 15, 2006 I was to Saint Rita Sanctuary. I bought used catholic items, and new catholic items, and antique catholic items, before I was to see to the priest July and He blessed all items togethers. I take some pictures. The priest in the picture is Priest July (Julio), He italian and He is the Priest of this Sanctuary. I was all month. I love this church. This sanctuary has 75 years old in 2005, actually has 76 years old. The saint Sede of Vatican named "sacred sanctuary of saint Rita" Remember all items was blessed. Thanks priest July!!! About St. Rita Feastday: May 22Patron of impossible cases 1457 St. RitaSt. Rita was born at Spoleto, Italy in 1381. At an early age, she begged her parents to allow her to enter a convent. Instead they arranged a marriage for her. Rita became a good wife and mother, but her husband was a man of violent temper. In anger he often mistreated his wife. He taught their children his own evil ways. Rita tried to perform her duties faithfully and to pray and receive the sacraments frequently. After nearly twenty years of marriage, her husband was stabbed by an enemy but before he died, he repented because Rita prayed for him. Shortly afterwards, her two sons died, and Rita was alone in the world. Prayer, fasting, penances of many kinds, and good works filled her days. She was admitted to the convent of the Augustinian nuns at Cascia in Umbria, and began a life of perfect obedience and great charity. Sister Rita had a great devotion to the Passion of Christ. "Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour," she said one day, and suddenly one of the thorns from the crucifix struck her on the forehead. It left a deep wound which did not heal and which caused her much suffering for the rest of her life. She died on May 22, 1457. She is the patroness of impossible cases. Her feast day is May 22. About St. Christopher St. ChristopherBefore the 1969 reform of the Roman calendar, Christopher was listed as a martyr who died under Decius. Nothing else is known about him. T are several legends about him including the one in which he was crossing a river when a child asked to be carried across. When Christopher put the child on his shoulders he found the child was unbelievably heavy. The child, according to the legend, was Christ carrying the weight of the whole world. This was what made Christopher patron saint of travelers and is invoked against storms, plagues, etc.. His former feast day is July 25. Before the formal canonization process began in the fifteenth century, many saints were proclaimed by popular approval. This was a much faster process but unfortunately many of the saints so named were based on legends, pagan mythology, or even other religions -- for example, the story of the Buddha traveled west to Europe and he was "converted" into a Catholic saint! In 1969, the Church took a long look at all the saints on its calendar to see if t was historical evidence that that saint existed and lived a life of holiness. In taking that long look, the Church discovered that t was little proof that many "saints", including some very popular ones, ever lived. Christopher was one of the names that was determined to have a basis mostly in legend. Tfore Christopher (and others) were dropped from the universal calendar. Some saints were considered so legendary that their cult was completely repressed (including St. Ursula). Christopher's cult was not suppressed but it is confined to local calendars (those for a diocese, country, or so forth). His name Christopher, means Christ-bearer. He died a martyr during the r... read more

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