Saint Helena, also known as Saint Helen, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is credited with finding the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church honors her with various prayers, asking for her intercession and celebrating her contributions to the Christian faith. Here are some approved prayers dedicated to Saint Helena:
1. Prayer to Saint Helena
O glorious Saint Helena, you who discovered the Cross upon which our Lord died,
and who dedicated your life to His service and to the spread of His message,
intercede for us before the throne of God.
Help us to find our own crosses and bear them with courage,
as you did, so that we may share in the glory of Christ's resurrection.
Grant us the grace to seek and find the will of God in our lives,
and to be steadfast in our faith amidst the trials and tribulations we face.
May your example of devotion and perseverance inspire us
to grow in holiness and to spread the love of Christ to all.
Saint Helena, pray for us,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Amen.
2. Collect for the Feast of Saint Helena
O God, who bestowed on Saint Helena
the special grace to find the Holy Cross,
the instrument of our salvation,
grant, through her intercession,
that we may always rejoice in the cross of Christ
and find in it the strength to bear our own crosses with joy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
3. Prayer for Finding the True Cross
O Lord Jesus Christ, who revealed to Saint Helena the place where Your Cross lay hidden,
help us through her intercession to find and venerate the Cross in our own lives.
Grant that by carrying our own crosses with patience and love,
we may come to share in Your Resurrection.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
4. Litany of Saint Helena
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Saint Helena, pray for us.
Saint Helena, devout follower of Christ, pray for us.
Saint Helena, seeker of the True Cross, pray for us.
Saint Helena, mother of the first Christian emperor, pray for us.
Saint Helena, patroness of difficult marriages, pray for us.
Saint Helena, exemplar of perseverance, pray for us.
Saint Helena, model of piety, pray for us.
Saint Helena, inspirer of faith, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, Saint Helena.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst gladden us by the discovery of the Holy Cross
through Saint Helena, grant that by her intercession,
we may rejoice in the triumph of Your Cross
and come to share in its saving benefits.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
These prayers reflect the reverence and respect for Saint Helena's dedication to the Christian faith and her significant role in the history of Christianity. They seek her intercession for various needs and intentions, asking for the grace to live a life of faith and perseverance.
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