聖李達·加西亞 (會士)

聖李達1381年生於翁伯利亞（意大利），婚後以極大的耐心，容忍殘暴的丈夫，使他與天主和好。後來，她的丈夫被人謀殺，但她寬恕了凶手，改變了當時報仇的習尚；她後來進入聖奧思定隱修院。聖李達四十年之久，為眾人立了祈禱、默觀，以及服務貧病的好榜樣；1457年安逝於該隱修院。

集禱經

上主，你曾使聖李達充滿十字架的智慧與毅力，求你賞賜我們同樣的恩惠，使我們能與基督一同忍受困苦，也能密切地參與他的逾越奧蹟。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督，他和你及聖神，是唯一天主，永生永王。亞孟。

Saint Rita de Cascia, Religious

Born in the town of Roccaporena in the province of Umbria, Italy, St. Rita (1381-1457) was married and raised two sons. After the murder of her husband, she urged forgiveness rather than the customary vendetta. She was denied entrance to the Augustinian convent because of the threat of violent revenge by her husband’s relatives. Through her intercession a promise of forgiveness and peace was secured, and she began forty years of austerities, contemplation, and service to the sick and poor. Toward the end of her life, she bore a wound as from a thorn after having heard a sermon about the Crown of Thorns.

Collect  

Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord, 

the wisdom and strength of the Cross, 

with which you were pleased to endow Saint Rita, 

so that, suffering in every tribulation with Christ, 

we may participate ever more deeply in his Paschal Mystery. 

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

圖：https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/S.Rita_da_Cascia.jpg

中文內容：《平日彌撒經文》，香港教區禮儀委員會

English text: Daily Roman Missal, 2011