I haven't played a Ritual-sign character, as far as I recall, but I think your question deserves at least some sort of answer.
It seems to me that The Ritual is one of the handful of signs (along with Mage, Apprentice, Atronach, and Lord) that would actually have value beyond the starting character. I'm assuming that you have a role-playing interest in the sign, since healing is easily accomplished through alchemy and/or restoration spells. I'd say it would be a good choice for some sort of "holy paladin" knightly type.