PART I

RITA IN THE WORLD

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I. CASCIA: A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY II. RITA'S PARENTS III. RITA'S WONDERFUL CONCEPTION IV. RITA'S BIRTH V. THE WHITE BEES OF ST. RITA VI. RITA'S CHILDHOOD VII. RITA'S LOVE OF RETIREMENT VIII. RITA'S MARRIAGE IX. RITA AS WIFE X. DEATH OF RITA'S HUSBAND AND CHILDREN--RITA AS WIDOW