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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Rita of Cascia
		Born at Rocca Porena in the Diocese of Spoleto, 1386; died at the Augustinian convent of Cascia, 1456.
		When her husband was murdered she tried in vain to dissuade her twin sons from attempting to take revenge; she appealed to Heaven to prevent such a crime on their part, and they were taken away by death, reconciled to God.
		She applied for admission to the Augustinian convent at Cascia, but, being a widow, was refused.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13064a.htm (301 words)

	Saint Rita of Cascia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With her husband and sons gone, she was able to become a nun and entered the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene at Cascia at age 36 and stayed there until her death in 1457.
		She was beatified by Urban VIII in 1627, to whose private secretary Fausto Cardinal Poli, born less than ten miles from her birthplace, much of the impetus behind her cult is due; she was canonized on May 24, 1900 by Leo XIII.
		A large sanctuary of Saint Rita was built in the early 20th century in Cascia: it and the house in which she was born are among the most active pilgrimage sites of Umbria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Rita_of_Cascia (461 words)

	Cascia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cascia is a town and suck my balls (township) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria, at 42°43N 13°01E, at 653 meters (2142 ft) above sea-level.
		Cascia's principal claim to fame is as the home of Saint Rita of balls, who was born in the nearby frazione of Roccaporena in 1381 and died there in 1457.
		After her canonization in 1900, a large shrine was built in Cascia, which is still an important place of pilgrimage; and the house where she was born may still be visited.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cascia (161 words)

	Cascia: Umbria hotels restaurants in Cascia
		Thousands of believers go every year on a pilgrimage to Cascia to render the proper recognition to the life, the works and the miracles of a saint who is considered more than any other near to the most pure forms of popular religiosity.
		Roccaporena di Cascia - This village is - besides Cascia - the other fundamental place of worship for Santa Rita, it's her birth place where it is possible to go along the tracks of an i...
		Cascia: The small bronzes of the Vatican's Museums and the treasure of the valley Fuino - In the Vatican's museum are kept many beautiful things and among those are some little statues which deserve some attention from us ''Umbria visitors'', because they we...
	www.umbriatravel.com /casciaen.asp (752 words)

	St. Rita of Cascia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When her husband was murdered she tried in vain to dissuade her twin sons from attempting to take revenge; she appealed to Heaven to prevent such a crime on their part, and they were taken away by death, reconciled to God.
		She applied for admission to the Augustinian convent at Cascia, but, being a widow, was refused.
		By continued entreaties, and, as is related, by Divine intervention, she gained admission, received the habit of the order and in due time her profession.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/r/rita_of_cascia,saint.html (293 words)

	Cascia Hotels Umbria
		The fame of Cascia, a charming town close to the river Corno, has been exalted by the cult of a nun who became famous throughout the world for her blessings: St Rita.
		But Cascia has more than its religious identity: like all of the Umbrian towns, it conserves its medieval architecture with sites of tourist interest such as the gothic Church of St Francis, the church of St Antonio Abate, the collegiate of St Maria, the towns oldest Palazzo, the church of St Agostino and Palazzo Carli.
		Cascia is of artistic importance, having a series of canvases depicting the life of St Antonio Abate, the wooden crucifix and other precious artworks from the 1400s.
	www.italytraveller.com /en/r/umbria/a/cascia (191 words)

	Cascia, Perugia - Umbria - Italy
		Cascia is a town in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria, about 21 km from Norcia on the road to Rieti in the Lazio.
		Cascia's principal claim to fame is as the home of Saint Rita of Cascia, who was born in the nearby frazione of Roccaporena in 1381 and died there in 1457.
		After her canonization in 1900, a large shrine was built in Cascia, which is still an important place of pilgrimage; and the house where she was born may still be visited.
	www.italyworldclub.com /umbria/perugia/cascia.htm (347 words)

	The Herald - News - 12/25/2005 - Parish gets accomplished new leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cascia’s work has surpassed the average scope of a parish priest, leading him all over the world, to countries including Mongolia, South Africa and Afghanistan and led to his nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2000.
		Cascia, a native of Enfield, was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese in Hartford in 1977 and has served as a priest at Saint Francis Church and Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury and Saint Anthony’s Church in Prospect.
		Cascia met with the mayor of Beijing during the time of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and was on the soviet list of invitees when President Mikhail S. Gorbachev visited Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1989.
	www.ctcentral.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15816755&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10110&rfi=6 (772 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Rita of Cascia
		From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, and showed interest in a religious life.
		However, when she was twelve, her parents betrothed her to Paolo Mancini, an ill-tempered, abusive individual who worked as town watchman, and was dragged into the political disputes of the Guelphs and Ghibellines.
		This is because she has been involved in so many stages of life - wife, mother, widow, and nun, she buried her family, helped bring peace to her city, saw her dreams denied and fulfilled - and never lost her faith in God, or her desire to be with Him.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintr01.htm (500 words)

	Cascia art, accomodation, events and so ...
		The history of Cascia and the surrounding area goes back many centuries and is amply illustrated by archaeological finds, written documents, monuments, and numerous objects of historic or cultural value.
		The origins of Cascia date back to several centuries before the founding of Rome, to a time when the area was inhabited by Italic tribes whose main occupation was sheepbreeding.
		The structure of Cascia itself and of many of the surrounding towns and villages, clearly designed for self-defence, was dictated by these turbulent times.
	www.argoweb.it /cascia/storia.uk.html (327 words)

	Trimming energy costs? Don't overlook the chiller plant
		The primary/secondary design is found typically in facilities with several buildings, such as large high schools, college campuses, large manufacturing plants, and hospitals, according to Mark Cascia, a principal application engineer and training instructor at Siemens Building Technologies.
		Cascia has more than 20 years experience in developing and implementing optimal chiller plant control programs for primary/secondary chilled water systems.
		Known as peak-demand limiting, this practice--used in chilled water plants with variable-speed chilled water pumps and air handler fans-- is often improperly implemented by artificially limiting the power consumption of the chiller alone during peak demand conditions, Cascia warns.
	www.us.sbt.siemens.com /customerlounge/whatsnew/press.137.asp (428 words)

	mysiquijor.com (Magic Saint Rita)
		Rita Lotti was born in 1381 in the tiny hamlet of Roccaporena, near Cascia, in the Province of Umbria, Italy.
		Eventually the desire to enter the convent once more grew in her, but her request for entrance among the Augustinian Nuns of Cascia was refused, not once but three times.
		Though Rita was known to the nuns of the Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene, her good character and religious spirit were outweighed, in the judgment of the community, by the violence that surrounded Paolo’s death.
	www.mysiquijor.com /MagicSaintRita.html (1812 words)

	Cascia - art, accomodation, events and so ...
		Coming to Cascia means actively choosing to do so; it is not a place which one comes upon by chance.
		The thousands of pilgrims who come here all the year round come in the hope of finding respite from their day to day worries or comfort in the troubles which life can fire at us so unexpectedly; and the fact that these hopes are never disappointed is the real miracle wrought by Saint Rita.
		They come, in other words, to rest and relax in comfortable and wholesome surroundings, to walk in the hills and enjoy the hospitality of a region where culture is not confined to glass cases in a museum but is alive in monuments, traditions and cuisine.
	www.argoweb.it /cascia/cascia.uk.html (166 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : St. Rita of Cascia
		Rita of Cascia is the patroness of desperate cases.
		Her aged parents were Antonio Mancini and Amata Ferri Mancini, two hard-working peasants of Rocca Porena, a hamlet in the commune of Cascia in Umbria.
		Rita's Church at Cascia was raised to the ranks of a basilica, September 11, 1955, by Pope Pius XII.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=6115 (469 words)

	Precious Pearl, The: The Story of Saint Rita of Cascia by Michael Di Gregorio, OSA
		I was told that the thorn was a sign that God favored her by letting her share some of the marks of God's love.
		Michael Di Gregorio, an Augustinian priest who heads the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, wrote this book with the hope that those who read it will find in her a person whose life was difficult yet possible to emulate.
		Of course, I knew the basics of her story: that Margherita Lotti wanted to enter a convent but was directed by her parents to become a teenage wife and mother, that in a few years her husband was murdered, and that she feared that her two sons would kill in revenge.
	www.albahouse.org /Precious.htm (1029 words)

	Saint Rita of Cascia
		On Saturday, May 22, 1382 – during the reign of Pope Urban VI – in a small village, three miles from Cascia, Rita was born to Antonio Mancini and Amata Ferre.
		One night, while Amata was praying, an angel appeared to her in a vision and told her that it was the will of God that she would have a daughter who would, from her birth, be marked with a seal of sanctity.
		In Cascia, “on the eve of the feast [beatification], when the time came to recite the vespers of the office of the Saint, the secular clergy claimed the right to conduct the function.
	www.sacramentals.com /saintritaofcascia.htm (4844 words)

	Rita von Cascia - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
		* 1380 (oder 1360) in Rocco Porena bei Cascia in Umbrien in Italien
		Rita wollte nun als Augustiner-Eremitin in Cascia ins Kloster eintreten, wurde aber abgewiesen.
		1946 wurde in Cascia neben dem alten Kloster eine Basilika gebaut, sie ist ein vielbesuchter Wallfahrtsort: in Italien übertrifft nur Antonius Rita an Volkstümlichkeit.
	www.heiligenlexikon.de /BiographienR/Rita_von_Cascia.html (391 words)

	Lives of the Saints, May 22, St. Rita of Cascia, St. Yves
		century, near the little city of Cascia, of parents who though advancing in age had no children; she was the fruit of their pious prayers.
		At the age of twelve she resolved to consecrate herself to God by the vow of chastity, but her parents required her to marry.
		When the two young men died not long afterwards, she was without any further bonds to keep her in the world, and she made application to a convent of Augustinian nuns at Cascia.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/05-22.htm (1032 words)

	rita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While quite young she felt the call to enter religious life, but at the age of fourteen, on the insistence of her parents, she married a young man of goodwill but rather restless by nature.
		Having overcome formidable difficulties, she was received into the Augustinian convent of St. Mary Magdalene in Cascia.
		Rita was noteworthy in that she experienced all the possible states of life, and overcame the difficulties of each with a generous love and a profound spirit of penance, while always being a peacemaker and a healer of divisions.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/1534/saints/rita.htm (244 words)

	Lipinski (IL03) - Floor Statements - A TRIBUTE TO ST. RITA OF CASCIA HIGH SCHOOL HONORING OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Speaker, I rise today to honor a fine educational institution in my district, St. Rita of Cascia High School, as the community, families and friends of the high school gather to celebrate its 100th Anniversary.
		Rita's commitment to providing a well-rounded education, based on ancient knowledge which still holds true today, has created an environment in which the students experience fulfillment and exemplify the qualities of truth, honesty, integrity, moderation, responsibility, self-discipline, self-worth and a desire to serve society.
		It is my honor to recognize the community of St. Rita of Cascia High School for its many achievements both academic and athletic, and for fostering the growth of those individuals who will help create change and promote progress in today's society.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/il03_lipinski/strita.html (231 words)

	GTR Newspapers:2004 Cascia Hall Commandos Go for 19th Consecutive Playoff Appearance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		UPHOLDING TRADITION: The Cascia Hall Commandos hope to carry on the school’s winning tradition this year with their 19th consecutive playoff appearance and 11th district title.
		The tradition-rich Cascia Hall football program will reload after another successful year in 2003, which included an 11–1 record, the school’s 18th consecutive playoff appearance and 10th district title.
		Cascia Hall builds its team beginning from the defensive side of the ball.
	www.gtrnews.com /tulsa-free-press/101/2004-cascia-hall-commandos-go-for-19th-consecutive-playoff-appearance (555 words)

	Bl. Simon Fidati of Cascia - Augustinian Saints
		Blessed Simon Fidati of Cascia (1295?-1348), an Augustinian Friar who advocated Gospel simplicity and community based on Christian love, was known for his powerful preaching and desire to form Christ in everyone.
		Born in Cascia around 1295, Simon entered the Order of St. Augustine as a young man. He initially studied philosophy and science, but soon changed his focus to study spirituality and theology.
		His remains are preserved in Cascia at the Basilica of St. Rita.
	www.midwestaugustinians.org /saints/s_simoncascia.html (350 words)

	Cascia Hall Preparatory School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Since its earliest days, Cascia Hall has served the needs of parents and students of all faiths who have found our insistence on the education of the total person very much to their liking.
		At Cascia Hall, in keeping with the teachings of St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.), we are concerned with educating the whole person spiritually, physically, emotionally, psychologically, and intellectually, to bring each student to a deeper understanding of the gift of life and talents which a loving God has bestowed upon them.
		We believe strongly in forming a community of faith, love, and work among students, parents, faculty and staff, a community which will help the students appreciate the need to work together and at the same time continue their personal growth in a caring and challenging environment.
	www.casciahall.com (193 words)

	Santa Rita da Cascia
		Santa Rita, religiosa, che, sposata con un uomo violento, sopportò con pazienza i suoi maltrattamenti, riconciliandolo infine con Dio; in seguito, rimasta priva del marito e dei figli, entrò nel monastero dell’Ordine di Sant’Agostino a Cascia in Umbria, offrendo a tutti un sublime esempio di pazienza e di compunzione.
		Rita da Cascia, una delle sante più venerate in Italia e nel mondo cattolico, ed è che essa è stata beatificata ben 180 anni dopo la sua morte e addirittura proclamata santa a 453 anni dalla morte.
		E venne dopo qualche anno, in un periodo non precisato, che a Rita morirono i due anziani genitori e poi il marito fu ucciso in un’imboscata una sera mentre tornava a casa da Cascia; fu opera senz’altro di qualcuno che non gli aveva perdonato le precedenti violenze subite.
	www.santiebeati.it /dettaglio/32950 (1686 words)

	Sports - Two-Point Conversion Lifts Holland Hall Over Cascia Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cascia Hall built a 17-3 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
		It remained 3-0 until Cascia quarterback Andrew Curthoys scored on a one yard run that gave the Commandos a 7-3 lead at halftime.
		Curthoys later connected with Taylor Sokolosky on a 23-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 17-3 at the end of the third.
	www.ktul.com /news/stories/0905/257204.html (510 words)

	Cascia su internet - Comunicati stampa
		Cascia e Roccaporena immerse nel verde e nella spiritualità di Santa Rita "la Santa degli Impossibili", ospitano i devoti e i turisti secondo le tradizioni del luogo.
		Questa sera a Roccaporena, frazione del comune di Cascia nota ai più per aver dato i natali a Santa Rita, sarà il teatro per il concerto all'aperto e gratuito di Luca Barbarossa.
		Cascia, comunque, al di là dei numeri, per tre giorni è stata un grande contenitore di lingue, dialetti, passioni, emozioni, storie di dolore e di gioia, speranza e abbandono.
	www.casciaonline.it (9115 words)

	St. Rita of Cascia - Augustinian Saints
		At first the nuns of the Augustinian convent of Saint Mary Magdelene did not want to receive her, partly because she had been a married woman and partly because some of the sisters were relatives of Paolo's killers.
		During the last four years of her life, Rita was seriously ill. She died May 22, 1457 (although a few writers give the year of her death as 1447).
		Her remains are preserved in the Church of Saint Rita in Cascia.
	www.midwestaugustinians.org /saints/s_rita.html (409 words)

	Blessed Saint Rita Of Cascia - The Catholic Pacific Northwest
		After due consideration, she applied to be "accepted" by the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, but was informed that the custom was only for women who had never been married, to be received as postulants.
		The time was to come when not only widows were to enter religious orders of their own sex as a matter of course, but even occasionally to found them, as in the case of St. Jane Francis de Chantal and the Nuns of the Visitation.
		The cultus of the wonderful nun of Cascia spread far and wide, notably in Spain, where she has since been known as "La Santa de los impossibiles!" She was Beatified by Clement XII, though as far back as 1637, a Mass and office were granted in her honour by Urban VIII.
	home.comcast.net /~cpnwmarysaints/SaintRitaOfCascia.html (1857 words)

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