Obtain for us our request.

Here’s is a beautiful prayer to St. Rita for any intention: By the miraculous entrance into the convent,
O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, Obtain for us our request.
whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, By thy severe penances and thrice daily bloody scourgings,
who for thy lavishness in granting favors Obtain for us our request.
hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the By the suffering caused by the wound thou didst receive from the
impossible. thorn of thy Crucified Savior,
St. Rita, so humble, so pure, Obtain for us our request.
so mortified, By the Divine love which consumed thy heart,
so patient and of such compassionate love Obtain for us our request.
for thy Crucified Jesus, By that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament,
that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, Obtain for us our request.
on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee expecting, On which alone thou didst exist for four years,
if not always relief, at least comfort; Obtain for us our request.
be propitious to our petition, By the happiness with which thou didst part from thy trials to join thy
showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant; Divine Spouse,
be lavish to us, Obtain for us our request.
as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, By the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of life.
for the greater glory of God, Obtain for us our request.
for the spreading of thine own devotion, Pray for us, O holy St. Rita,
and for the consolation of those who trust in thee. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
We promise, if our petition is granted, Let us pray:
to glorify thee by making know thy favor, O God,
to bless and sing thy praises forever. Who in Thine infinite tenderness
Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of hast vouchsafed to regard the prayer of Thy servant,
Jesus, Blessed Rita,
we pray thee grant that [here mention your request]. and dost grant to her supplication
By the singular merits of thy childhood, that which is impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts,
Obtain for us our request. in reward of her compassionate love and firm reliance on Thy promise,
By thy perfect union with the Divine Will, have pity on our adversity and succor us in our calamities,
Obtain for us our request. that the unbeliever may know Thou art the recompense of the humble,
By thy heroic sufferings during thy married life, the defense of the helpless,
Obtain for us our request. and the strength of those who trust in Thee,
By the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
husband, Amen.
Obtain for us our request.
By the sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offend
God,