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.
August 18th is the feast of “Equal-to-the-Apostles” Saint Helena of Constantinople: Bithynian-Greek peasant, mother of Saint Constantine the Great, convert from paganism, benefactress of the Church, Roman Empress dowager, and discoverer of the True Cross—who died circa AD 329. pic.twitter.com/Ziqe3vvQkD
— Tradical (@NoTrueScotist) August 18, 2020