The Virgin St Helena is one of the most revered and worshipped women in the Catholic religion, as she was the one who brought back objects bathed in the essence of Jesus. In the following article you will find part of her story and prayers to the Virgin St Helena.
History of St Helena
Known among Catholic saints for having obtained and brought the objects on which Jesus Christ suffered, such as the cross and the nails. Recognised by Catholics who proclaim her sainthood, she took it upon herself, body and soul, to search for the relics of Jesus and the remains of the three Magi.
In religion, she is the patron saint of marriage, archaeology and conversion.
She was a Roman empress who was later declared a saint by the Church. She is the patron saint of many cities where she is the patron saint, as in the case of the place where the cross was discovered, as in Chile where there is a vineyard named after her, as in Argentina where there is a city named after her, and as in these two countries where St Helena is venerated for her patronage.
The origins of St Helena
She was born around 250 A.D. in Trapani, Rome, a place that would become Helenopolis thanks to her son Constantine I, who proclaimed her with his mother’s name.
Although in the years in which she grew up and created her life it was not allowed for servants to marry their superiors, this was not the case with the Virgin St Helena, her parents were royal servants and yet she was able to marry Constantius Chlorus.
St Helena, or Helena of Constantinople, lives a life of wealth and luxury, but she is a woman with a strong curiosity to discover the true story of Jesus.
That is why she took it upon herself to search for the artefacts that made the life and story of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Around 292 she finally separated from Constantius Chlorus, the man with whom she had her son Constantine I, who a few years later became Emperor of the Roman Empire. She was then a woman of renown among the people who made up the imperial court.
She lived through the most bloodthirsty and violent years of Rome and became a very good and benevolent woman who helped people, which is why the Church soon proclaimed her a saint. She began a long pilgrimage to holy places in search of the cross and objects belonging to Jesus. She became a Christian and her conviction helped her to find everything she set out to find.
Once the cross was found, she extended her search to Jerusalem, Rome and Constantinople itself. She died in Rome in 330.
Recommendations for the prayer
Before you pray the prayer to St Helena, it is important that you know these recommendations which will make it more effective:
- Find a place where you can listen to silence.
- Pray from the heart with absolute faith that you will be heard.
- Remember to make your requests with a kind and selfless heart.
- Remember also that the power of prayer is immense and that the wishes you make are for your good and the good of others.
- Be ready to pray in peace.
- Make a sincere connection with God.
Prayer to St Helen of the Cross
Almighty God, Lord of all the heavens, here and now I want to ask You with all my strength and trust to send the Holy Spirit to the earth and to Your children. May He accompany us through all Your divine will, giving us love and protection, I ask You to be my guide, my will and my spirituality.
I pray to you Father that I may be sure that you always expect everything extraordinary in my life for me and mine, that I desire it with all my strength to experience it through your blessings, I ask you to please hear my prayers. Amen.
Blessed and glorious Virgin Helen, into your arms I come, dear Mother. You blessed woman who came to open the hearts and minds of men, you who opened your heart to the search of the Cross.
I come to you, mighty Mother, to ask you to break the bonds that keep us loyal to sin, to return us to the arms of our eternal Father God. You who were able to find the greatest treasure, you who were able to make a sincere conversion of heart.
I ask you that we also find this treasure, that we find Jesus who reigns in all our hearts as the divine being that He is, Christ lives in us, I place my hands in yours today, that by your will you may make me a better being and full of divinity, that by your will you may make all my petitions come true. Amen.
Prayer to St Helena for love:
