St. Catherine de Ricci
1522 - 1589
St. Catherine was born in Florence in 1522. Her baptismal name was Alexandrina, but she took the name of Catherine upon entering religion. From her earliest infancy she manifested a great love of prayer, and in her sixth year, her father placed her in the convent of Monticelli in Florence, where her aunt, Louisa de Ricci, was a nun. After a brief return home, she entered the convent of the Dominican nuns at Prat in Tuscany, in her fourteenth year. While very young, she was chosen Mistress of Novices, then subprioress, and at twenty-five years of age she became perpetual prioress. The reputation of her sanctity drew to her side many illustrious personages, among whom three later sat in the chair of Peter, namely Cerveni, Alexander de Medicis, and Aldo Brandini, and afterward Marcellus II, Clement VIII, and Leo XI respectively. She corresponded with St. Philip Neri and, while still living, she appeared to him in Rome in a miraculous manner.She is famous for the "Ecstacy of the Passion" which she experienced every Thursday from noon until Friday at 4:00 p.m. for twelve years. After a long illness she passed away in 1589. Her feast day is February 13.
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Dear St. Catherine de' Ricci, I pray for all people with all kinds of pains world wide, including myself. And in a special purpose, I pray for my mother and the best friend so that they get healed and live longer and healthful. Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR JACOB THAT HE FINDS PEACE AND THE RIGHT PATH, FOR HIS MOTHER THAT THE DOCTORS CAN HELP SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF HER DISEASE AND FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS THAT WE DEAL WITH OUR DISEASE WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY. THANK YOU.
Saint Catherine pray for all those who need God in their lives. I pray for help today to become a better Catholic person.
St. Catherine de Ricci, Please continue to pray for me, to grow in faith and resist the temptations of the world in a worthy manner.
St.Catherine de Ricci please pray for me and my family
God Bless us all
Amen
St. Catherine de Ricci, pray for us!
Can you please tell me why you have Feb. 13 th and Feb. 4th for her feast day?
I love reading about our Holy saints!! It makes me thank God even more for being born a Catholic. Thank you Jesus for the lovely holy people!
pray for us st cathrine
Dear St. Catherine de Ricci, Please pray for me, unworthy sinner, to desist from committing any offence that may increase the passion of Jesus. Thank you.
kene ifedi, no she is not the same person as Bl. Anne Catherine if that was what you were asking by your question.
St catherine, you autobiography is very touching, please pray for me that i also become prayerful as you were,lead me to the fruits of fasting and prayer for a noble cause. pray that i understand the written treasures of the Holy Bible in what it teaches, i realise its a journey but i feel with your guide i will manage,i ask all this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
St catherine, you autobiography is very touching, please pray for me that i also become prayerful as you were,lead me to the fruits of fasting and prayer for a noble cause. pray that i understand the written treasures of the Holy Bible in what it teaches, i realise its a journey but i feel with your guide i will manage,i ask all this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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St.Catherine de Ricci, I am delighted to know you through this website. What a splendid, marvellous and holy life you have led. Now with the coming of Ash Wednesday and Lent give us a holy devotion to Christ's Passion, suffering and death. Dear St. Catherine de Ricci grant us the desire to pray often and to grow in love of Christ. In true gratitude to Christ help us to transform and change from being self-righteous, selfish individuals to being Christ-centred. Amen
if she was alive what would you think will she say?
To Kathy: you could pray to Rose Prince, an American servant of God. As well - if you wanted. She suffered a lot with back pain. She was a teacher.
Jesus's life-saving, compulsory, Eternal-life-teaching to ALL of the sick, fading World:
HE MUST INCREASE-WE MUST DECREASE!!!
And too, be like beautiful Saint Catherine de Ricci-with Him in Heaven.
A fascinating, inspirational, incorrupt, supernatural gift from GOD. THANK YOU.
is she the same as st Anne Catherine Emmerich the author of the dolorous passion of our Lord Jesus Christ? i love that book
I am very interested in learning more of St catherine de Riccis"s prayers? And any novenas I can make to her for help againt abusiive relaionships. I have endure 8 spine surgeries in 11 years and live in constant back pain and sciatic nerve pain sshooting down both legs, Please I am having a difficult times locatime her prayers.Thank you so much four time , Sincerely, kathy Picardi