St. Rosalia
The saint of the day for September 4th is St. Rosalia, hermitess and patron saint of Palmero, Sicily. Her feast is celebrated twice a year by that city. St. Rosalia, also affectionately nicknamed her La Santuzza, the little saint, was the daughter of a noble family descended from Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo, Sicily in 1130. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly vanities to God. She left her home and took up her abode in a cave, on the walls of which she wrote these words: "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." She remained there entirely hidden from the world. She practiced great penances and lived in constant communion with God. Afterward she transferred her abode to Mount Pellegrino, about three miles from Palermo, in order to triumph entirely over the instincts of flesh and blood, in sight of her paternal home. She is said to have appeared a...