Sisters of St. Rita
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Sister Angelica Summer, OSA Address: 4014 N. Green Bay Road, Racine, WI 53404 Phone: 262-639-1766 or 262-639-5050 Fax: 262-639-5673 e-mail: srangelica@clmail.com |
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Fr. Hugolinus
Dach, an Augustinian from Wuerzburg, Germany, founded the
Sisters of St. Rita in 1911. He was a caring pastor who
recognized a tremendous need for a special apostolate, Family
Care. He placed the women under the patronage of St. Rita of
Cascia, a fifteenth century Augustinian nun, who had been wife,
mother, widow, and later was a mystic. In 1939, three of our
Sisters came to the United States to help the Augustinian
Fathers in New Hamburg, New York. These three Sisters had been
to Bolivia as missionaries and were not able to return to
Germany because of World War II. In 1942, the Sisters came to
Racine, Wisconsin. In 1971, they opened a retirement home, St.
Monica's Senior Citizens Home. It was a dream come true. The
Sisters are still operating the Home and taking care of 112
elderly people. Following the example of St. Rita, we want to bring more peace, humaneness, and Christian charity to our time. Our main apostolate is Spiritual/Social Family Care with all its diverse ministries. |
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