Celebrating the Feast of St. Rita in Cascia, Italy

On May 22, we celebrated the Feast of St. Rita. Asher, who is spending a year spreading the Children's Rosary in Europe and Africa, received the suggestion from a priest to travel to Cascia on the Feast of St. Rita. It was an excellent suggestion. Thus after his Italian classes ended at noon in Assisi he set out to catch a series of buses to arrive in Cascia for a visit to the Basilica named after St Rita. Things began to look a bit bleak when the bus meant to take him the first leg of the journey buzzed by without stopping. Asher had in error been on the wrong side of the street. Finding a ride was not easy but he finally met with success. Praise God he arrived in time to pray in the Basilica of St. Rita. This Church houses the incorrupt body of St. Rita. Asher was able to pray for all the members of the Children's Rosary before the relic. As his visit was late in the day he was one of the last people to pray in the Church before it was locked.

Another Church in Cascia was open a bit longer. This was a Church named after St. Francis of Assisi. Asher went there to pray next. While praying he realized there was someone else in the Church praying and the man was wearing a priestly collar. Asher inquired if he was the parish priest. He responded that he was. This provided a wonderful opportunity for Asher to share information about the Children's Rosary. The priest seemed interested and thought there might be an opportunity for him to introduce the Children's Rosary in his parish. Praise God, celebrating the Feast of St. Rita in Cascia was full of tremendous blessings.