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Class of 1980

23 July 2010

Plans are well advanced for the reunion on 7th August at St Rita's Centre for the former pupils of the Marist Convent, Ottery St Mary.

A Buck's Fizz reception followed by a Banquet then a Quiz with lots of chatter and laughter catching up with old friends.

More after the event.

 

50 years on

08 March 2010

In October there will be a reunion for any 'Old Boy's' who were students at St Rita's College (as it was then) marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Seminary in Honiton for Augustinian Recollects.

 

Honiton Lace

07 March 2010

Honiton Lace
will hang in the
Shrine of St Rita of Cascia
at
St Rita’s Centre, Honiton



An authentic relic complete with provenance of St Rita is kept at Rita’s Centre and recently, Pat Perryman the world famous Honiton Lace maker has made a piece of the famous Honiton Lace depicting St Rita. The lace picture will hang in St Rita’s Chapel.


St Rita’s Centre is named after the much loved St Rita of Cascia.
St Rita is, by far, the best known and best loved of the Augustinian saints.  She has become known as the Advocate of the Helpless, even the Saint of Hopeless Cases.

Part of Rita’s attraction is probably the fact that, during a hard and difficult life, she lived through just about all states of life any Christian woman can experience – from girlhood, through married life and widowhood, to the Religious Life of an enclosed Augustinian nun.

Her shrine in England is in St Rita’s Chapel, St Rita’s Centre, Honiton, Devon. Each year on 22nd May, St Rita’s feast day; we have a wonderful celebration of our patron saint.   Mass is celebrated, in a marquee hired for the occasion, and hundreds of roses are blessed and distributed to the sick.

 

Fr Denis McBride C.SS.R

02 February 2010

The beginning of Luke's Gospel: "The old and the young together".
Fr Denis McBride C.SS.R spoke to a group of Religious Sisters from around the Plymouth Diocese about the ministry of the the young and old working together as demonstrated in St Luke's Gospel.

35 Sisters came to St Rita's Retreat & Conference Centre in Honiton to attend this most informative talk given on the feast of Candlemass.

 

The Year's Novenas

26 January 2010

Novena’s throughout the year:

St Joseph – 11th – 19th March
St Rita – 14th – 22nd May
Our Lady of Consolation 27th August – 4th September
Holy Child – 17th – 25th December

November month of the Holy Souls – Mass said daily for all our deceased benefactors.

St Joseph is the protector of the Augustinian Recollects.  He protects us in the same way that he protected his family.

St Rita -  Augustinian Nun. Rita was born near Cascia (Italy) around 1380.  After tragically losing her husband and two sons she entered the Augustinian Convent in Cascia.  Canonised in 1900 and is widely venerated as the Saint of the Helpless.

Our Lady of Consolation Tradition says that the holy cincture was given to St Monica (Augustine’s mother) by Our Lady of Consolation.  St Monica gave it to her son, Augustine, and so today a black belt is worn by all members of the Augustinian family.

Holy Souls The month of November is traditionally set aside for the remembrance of the Holy Souls.  A time to allow ourselves time to remember those whom we love and have passed on. St Nicholas of Tolentine, an Augustinian Friar is Patron of the Souls in Purgatory

Holy Child in preparation for Christmas and celebrating the real meaning of Christmas.
Mass is celebrated for the intentions of all our Benefactors on Christmas Day.

For Novena leaflets please contact:   

St Rita’s Promotions,
     Ottery Moor Lane
     Honiton
     Devon  EX14 1AP

     Phone/Fax 01404 42635
     E Mail stritas@btinternet.com

 

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