Medal Saint Rita

On February 6, 2011 · 0 Comments

Medal Saint Rita
Okay Sports Fans, Can you tell me why St. Rita is Patron Saint of Baseball?

I was wondering if anyone could tell me why St. Rita (the patron saint of abuse victims, against loneliness, against sterility, bodily ills, desperate causes, difficult marriages, forgotten causes, impossible causes, infertility, lost causes, parenthood, sick people, sickness, sterility, victims of physical spouse abuse, widows, and wounds) is connected to baseball. Some of the medals that can be purchased, have an option to have a baseball player on the back. Just wondering. Thanks!

Mighty fine question. According to an article on catholicherald.com:

"If there has been a run on St. Rita medals and holy cards at Catholic shops over the past few weeks, blame it on a family film released in April entitled "The Rookie." Based on a true story, and starring Dennis Quaid, it's a baseball tale that opens with a couple of nuns sprinkling rose petals from a basket while praying to St. Rita over the site of an oil well near the little town of Big Lake in west Texas in the 1920s.

According to the story's narrator, the nuns invested money in an oil well scheme that started to turn sour. When the nuns couldn't get their money back a Catholic priest advised them to pray to St. Rita, the patron St. of the impossible, and sprinkle rose petals on the well site. The Santa Rita well, named for its patron, not only produced oil but also (according to the film) a couple of major league baseball players. During the 21 months it took for the well to start spouting oil the Santa Rita crew built a baseball field near the well, and played baseball to while away the hours. Some of the crew got to be very good ball players.

Thirty years later the story of the Santa Rita well is told to a teenage boy who wants to be a major league pitcher. The teenager grows up to be the Quaid character, Jimmy Morris, a 30-something high school baseball coach who tests his arm at the old Santa Rita well and summons the courage to try out, late in life, for the big leagues."

The link is:

http://www.catholicherald.com/articles/02articles/strita.htm

Don't know if this is the right answer but thanks for peaking my curiousity! I learned something today!

VTG RELIGIOUS SAINT STERLING CHARM BRACELET ECCE HOMO JOAN OF ARC RITA 27 MEDALS
VTG RELIGIOUS SAINT STERLING CHARM BRACELET ECCE HOMO JOAN OF ARC RITA 27 MEDALS
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Gold Fl St Rita of Cascia W 24 Necklace Saint Medal
Gold Fl St Rita of Cascia W 24 Necklace Saint Medal
Paypal   US $80.00
Silver St Rita of Cascia W 24 Neck Saint Medal
Silver St Rita of Cascia W 24 Neck Saint Medal
Paypal   US $64.99
Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint St Rita
Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint St Rita
Paypal   US $2.95
Saint St Rita Medal Desperate Causes Bodily Ills
Saint St Rita Medal Desperate Causes Bodily Ills
Paypal   US $3.95
Antique Silver St Rita Cascia Visor Clip Medal Saint
Antique Silver St Rita Cascia Visor Clip Medal Saint
Paypal   US $23.21
SPLENDID ART NOUVEAU ST RITA CLARA CONGREGATION MEDAL
SPLENDID ART NOUVEAU ST RITA CLARA CONGREGATION MEDAL
Paypal   US $34.99
Virgin Mary our lade Saint Rita of Lourdes silver medal
Virgin Mary our lade Saint Rita of Lourdes silver medal
Paypal   US $65.00
St Rita Beautiful Relic Medal Not Even Used Original Pkg 15 16 DiamAwesome
St Rita Beautiful Relic Medal Not Even Used Original Pkg 15 16 DiamAwesome
Paypal   US $35.00
Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint St Rita
Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint St Rita
Paypal   US $4.17
St Large 12K Gold Fill Saint Rita Medal Pendant Neckla
St Large 12K Gold Fill Saint Rita Medal Pendant Neckla
Paypal   US $87.51
St Sterling Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Necklace
St Sterling Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Necklace
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St 12K Gold fill Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant Ne
St 12K Gold fill Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant Ne
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St 12K Gold filld Saint Rita Cascia Medal Pendant Neck
St 12K Gold filld Saint Rita Cascia Medal Pendant Neck
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St St Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant Neckla
St St Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant Neckla
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St Gold Fill Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Neckl
St Gold Fill Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Neckl
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St Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Necklace
St Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Necklace
Paypal   US $66.55
St 12K Gold Filled Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant
St 12K Gold Filled Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant
Paypal   US $56.75
St Small Sterlng Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pen
St Small Sterlng Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pen
Paypal   US $52.20
St Gold Filled Saint Rita Cascia Baseball Medal Pendan
St Gold Filled Saint Rita Cascia Baseball Medal Pendan
Paypal   US $67.83
St Smal Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pen
St Smal Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pen
Paypal   US $60.82
St Rita Medal Blessed by Pope John Paul II
St Rita Medal Blessed by Pope John Paul II
Paypal   US $15.99
St Rita Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint
St Rita Rare Catholic 3rd Class Relic Piece of Cloth Medal From Saint
Paypal   US $2.95
Saint Rita Medal Difficult Marriages Impossible causes
Saint Rita Medal Difficult Marriages Impossible causes
Paypal   US $6.00
Fluted St Anthony Padua St Rita Cascia Religious Medal
Fluted St Anthony Padua St Rita Cascia Religious Medal
Paypal   US $3.39
St Solid 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant S
St Solid 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pendant S
Paypal   US $599.99
St Solid 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia 1x7 8 Medal Pen
St Solid 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia 1x7 8 Medal Pen
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St Small 14K Solid Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pen
St Small 14K Solid Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Medal Pen
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St 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pendan
St 14K Gold Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pendan
Paypal   US $599.99
St 925 Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pend
St 925 Silver Saint Rita of Cascia Baseball Medal Pend
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