SAINT RITA

Saint Rita of Cascia was born in Italy in 1381. She longed to enter religious life, but in obedience to her parents she married young, and for years bore patiently with a difficult and violent husband, whom her gentleness at last won over to peace. After the deaths of her husband and sons, Rita entered the Augustinian convent at Cascia, where she lived a life of deep prayer and penance, devoted to the Passion of Christ. Honored for her patience in suffering and for the seemingly impossible answers to her prayers, she is beloved the world over as the patroness of difficult and desperate situations.

Saint Rita teaches us the virtues of patience, forgiveness, and trust in the face of impossible situations.

Feast Day: May 22 | Patroness of Impossible Causes

Read more about Saint Rita of Cascia, the patroness of impossible causes, and her witness of patience and forgiveness →

WHAT MAKES HER SPECIAL

This plush is hand-designed by Little Drops of Water and crafted in soft, cuddle-ready fabric. She wears the black habit of the Augustinian order, a rose in her hands — the flower long associated with her intercession. At about 8 inches tall, she is sized to be carried through the day, tucked into bed at night, and hugged as often as a child likes.

Every Catholic Plush Doll from Little Drops of Water is hand-designed and made to be loved — soft to hold, with embroidered features and no hard pieces, so a child’s first encounter with a saint is something gentle, huggable, and entirely their own.

A REFLECTION

Saint Rita bore long years of hardship with patience and gentleness, and won peace where none seemed possible. The faithful turn to her with the situations that feel hopeless. To keep her near is a quiet encouragement to trust — that no cause is truly impossible, and that patience and forgiveness can soften the hardest of circumstances.

PERFECT FOR THE FAMILIES

A keepsake gift for:

• A comfort gift for someone facing a hard situation
• The feast of Saint Rita (May 22)
• A keepsake for anyone named Rita
• A gift of hope for a desperate or difficult time
• Christmas or a name-day blessing

Where she belongs

She is at home in a child’s arms first of all — on the pillow at bedtime, in the car seat on a long drive, in a backpack on the first day of school, or beside a crib as a soft first patron. She also comes with the free Saint Rita coloring page included with every order.

Browse the full Catholic Plush Dolls collection to find her among the saints and Marian devotions made soft for little hands.

Care Instructions: Spot-clean gently with mild soap and water. Designed with love by Little Drops of Water® — bringing hope to impossible causes.