Most Merciful God, who didst vouchsafe to bless thy servant Helena with such grace and devotion to thee that she didst venerate the very footsteps of our Savior; Grant unto us the same grace that, aided by her prayers and example, we too may evermore behold thy glory in the cross of thy Son. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Art:
Saint Helena with the Cross, 1525
By
Lucas Cranach the Elder,
Cincinnati Art MuseumSaint Helena of Constantinople
Empress, Mother of Saint Constantine and Equal to the Apostles
246/48 AD-330 AD
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