Diana takes you on a tour of Philadephia's National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia,
exploring her life and the art at the shrine.
Rev. Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A, Assistant General of
the Order of St. Augustus, clears away some common misconceptions about her history, and the
shrine director, Rev. Joseph A. Genito, O.S.A. discusses her stigmata and her legacy.
You'll discover:
The misconceptions about St. Rita's husband
The miracle of St. Rita's stigmata
The fabulous statutes at the shrine
and much, much more!
Season One
Get onboard as The Faithful Traveler™ explores sacred sites
on the East Coast. Join Diana as she visits:
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, NY
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ
St. John Neumann Shrine in Philadelpha, PA
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, in Emmitsburg, Maryland
and many, many others!
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The Faithful Traveler™ is currently airing on EWTN
(Eternal Word Television Network). Consult your local cable guide for
channel and schedule. The show is
also streamed live from the EWTN website here.
By Michael Di Gregorio, OSA: This is, by far, the most authoritative
and historically correct book about the life of St. Rita of Cascia than
any others in the marketplace. As our show will uncover, for hundreds
of years, Catholics believed wrongly that St. Rita was an abused
wife. Father Michael eloquently explains why we now know this to be
untrue, and how it is we all came to such a misunderstanding about this
saint’s life. If you read any book about St. Rita, I highly recommend
you pick this one up first. I bought mine at the Shrine’s gift shop.
While there are many other
books about St. Rita, I can’t really recommend any of
the others I’ve read, as all of them continue in the incorrect
telling of St. Rita as an abused wife. As we say on the show, even though
she wasn’t abused by her husband, St. Rita still overcame some impossible
things, so if this little bit of news about her life has you shaken—don’t
let it! She’s still an amazing saint!!
