St. Rita Catholic Church

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflections with the Holy Spirit: LIVE IN LOVE From the Daily Missal Meditation for Spiritual Growth: How have you been CO-RESPONSIBLE for the growth of The Church? Who have you brought to Jesus? Your spouse, your children, your grandchildren?

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Prayer Team meets Friday night to pray for our Parish and any prayers submitted. Please submit your prayer requests on-line at https://stritasd.weconnect.com/prayer-requests.

Take a step forward and answer the call to the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. It starts with you. Join the St. Rita Discipleship Study on Saturday at 10:30 AM or Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Register at stritaSD.weconnect.com/CCO-Discovery

If you want to fundraise effectively and connect people to the Mission, you MUST connect them to the story of the parish. Learn more from Cande de Leon on effective and meaningful fundraising at reviveparishes.com

A saint and Apostle of the 21st Century, the first millennial, CARLO ACUTIS was beatified today at the Basilica de San Francisco. His patronage is for the youth, the internet, information technology and computer programmers. Blessed Carlo, pray for us that we embrace technology and the digital world as our new mission field.

Have you said yes to discipleship? Catch Sherry Weddell on EWTN's Franciscan University Presents as she provides insights from her book Forming Intentional Disciples. Scott Hahn says, "If we don't evangelize the culture, the culture will de-evangelize us." Airs TOMORROW, 11 AM on EWTN.

Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Today at 12 pm, join in the Rosary for the America’s. St. Rita’s parish started with one Rosary Block and now we have nine blocks praying the Rosary. Here are reflections for our Blessed Mother and a photo of some of the images who have gone from home to home in May and October, gathering families and community into prayer.

Today is the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels.

World Day of Migrants and Refugees If we encounter them, we will get to know more about them. And knowing their stories, we will be able to understand them. We will be able to understand, for example, that the precariousness that we have come to experience as a result of this pandemic is a constant in the lives of displaced people. Pope Francis, Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020 Read the entire message: http://w2.vatican.va//papa-francesco_20200513_world-migran