Santa Rosalia

Santa Rosalia, putri Sinibald, Lord of Roses dan Quisquina, adalah keturunan Charlemagne yang agung. Dia lahir di Palermo di Sisilia. Di masa mudanya, hatinya berubah dari kesombongan duniawi menjadi Tuhan. Dia meninggalkan rumahnya dan tinggal di sebuah gua, di dindingnya dia menulis kata-kata ini:

Aku, Rosalia, putri Sinibald, Penguasa Mawar dan Quisquina, telah mengambil keputusan untuk tinggal di gua ini demi cinta. Tuhan saya, Yesus Kristus."

Dia tetap di sana sepenuhnya tersembunyi dari dunia.

Dia mempraktikkan mortifikasi yang hebat dan hidup dalam persekutuan yang konstan dengan Tuhan. Setelah itu dia memindahkan kediamannya ke Gunung Pellegrino, sekitar tiga mil dari Palermo, untuk mengalahkan naluri daging dan darah sepenuhnya, di depan rumah pihak ayah. Dia dikatakan muncul setelah kematian dan mengungkapkan bahwa dia menghabiskan beberapa tahun dalam penggalian kecil di dekat gua.

Dia meninggal sendirian, pada tahun 1160, mengakhiri kehidupan aneh dan indahnya yang tidak diketahui dunia. Tubuhnya ditemukan beberapa abad kemudian, pada 1625, pada masa kepausan Paus Urbanus VIII. Hari pestanya adalah 4 September.

Novena Prayer	Novena Begins	Feast Day
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Novena Prayer	January 3	January 12
St. Hilary Poitiers Novena Prayer	January 4	January 13
Infant Jesus of Prague Novena Prayer	January 5	January 14
St. Joseph Vaz Novena Prayer	January 7	January 16
Our Lady of Hope Novena Prayer	January 8	January 17
St. Margaret of Hungary Novena Prayer	January 9	January 18
St. Sebastian Novena Prayer	January 11	January 20
St. Agnes Novena Prayer	January 12	January 21
St. Marianne Cope Novena Prayer	January 14	January 23
St. Francis de Sales Novena Prayer	January 15	January 24
St Paul The Apostle Novena Prayer	January 16	January 25
St. Titus Novena Prayer	January 17	January 26
St. Timothy Novena Prayer	January 17	January 26
St. Angela Merici Novena Prayer	January 18	January 27
St. Thomas Aquinas Novena Prayer	January 19	January 28
St. John Bosco Novena Prayer	January 22	January 31
St. Brigid of Ireland Novena Prayer	January 19	February 1
Our Lady of Good Success Novena Prayer	January 24	February 2
St. Blaise Novena Prayer	January 25	February 3
St. Agatha Novena Prayer	January 27	February 5
St. Josephine Bakhita Novena Prayer	January 30	February 8
St. Apollonia Novena Prayer	January 31	February 9
St. Scholastica Novena Prayer	February 1	February 9
Our Lady of Confidence Novena Prayer	February 1	February 9
Our Lady of Lourdes Novena Prayer	February 2	February 11
St. Agabus Novena Prayer	February 4	February 13
St. Valentine Novena Prayer	February 5	February 14
St. Claude de la Colombiere Novena Prayer	February 6	February 15
St. Peter Damian Novena Prayer	February 12	February 21
St. Margaret of Cortona Novena Prayer	February 13	February 22
St. Polycarp Novena Prayer	February 14	February 23
St. Walburga Novena Prayer	February 16	February 25
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows	February 18	February 27
St. David of Wales Novena Prayer	February 20	March 1
St. Katharine Drexel Novena Prayer	February 22	March 3
St. Colette Novena Prayer	February 25	March 6
Novena To Saints Perpetua and Felicity	February 26	March 7
St. John of God Novena Prayer	February 28	March 8
Novena of Grace	March 4 / November 25	March 12 / December 3
St. Patrick Novena Prayer	March 8	March 17