Saint Rita, Pray for us

“Never let your head hang down.  Never give up and sit down and grieve.  Find another way.  And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”   - Satchel Paige 

Good advice from a great pitcher.  It’s so easy to forget to pray when the sun is shining.  Sometimes its important to have a bad day, or fall down, or in this case lose a game.  It reminds us that we’re not invincible and we’re not alone in that.  Sunday afternoon we lost to the Angels.  More than lost… we were shut out.  The Angels actually scored at least one run in every inning but the first, the seventh, and by the time the ninth rolled around they didn’t even have to bat.  Although we gave them fourteen hits, only eight runs were scored.  At least by watching the game I found out via announcers that the enthusiastic fan who robbed Matthews of a homer Saturday was actually an Arizona fan in disguise.  I’m no longer embarrassed for true Seattle fans everywhere. 

What a blessing that we lost a game so badly and yet are still leading our division, and third in our league.  In true western washington weather fashion it’s raining and sunny!  Prayer provides an outlet for deep meditation, outpouring of gratitude, and relief of anxiety and stress.  It allows a person to participate more fully in life.  Collecting and acknowleding all of the great things by showing gratitude will strengthen the soul for trying times.  Satchel said it better than me. 

Saint Rita is the patron saint of ‘impossible or lost causes.’  In ‘The Rookie’ (watched last night!), Dennis Quaid’s character becomes a major league player- something which everyone- including himself- thought was impossible.  A miraculous medal also appears in the movie.  Since then some medals have been printed with an image of St. Rita on one side and a batter on the other side. 

Pretty sweet baseball rosary, huh? 

I don’t know about the rest of the Mariners Faithful, but before I go to sleep I’m definately saying a prayer of thanks for the 2009 season.

Amen.

xoxo

Your Safeco Sweetheart

Ms. Mariner Monroe

photo credit:

1.https://www.catholicsupply.com/christmas/Baseball%20Rosary.jpg