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Novena · 9 days

St Helena Novena

St. Helena was a 4th-century Roman empress and the mother of Constantine the Great who is famously credited with discovering the True Cross during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. She is the patron saint of archaeologists, converts, and difficult marriages, remembered for her piety, charity, and efforts to preserve sacred Christian sites.

Day 1

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 2

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 3

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 4

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 5

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 6

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 7

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 8

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Day 9

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Holy and blessed St Helena, with the anguish and devotion with which you sought the Cross of Christ, I plead that you give me God’s grace to suffer in patience the labors of this life, so that through them and through your intercession and protection, I will be able to seek and carry the cross which God has placed upon me, so that I can serve Him in this life and enjoy His Glory ever after. Amen. O my God, my Savior and Glorifier, You were such a generous benefactor on the Holy Wood of the Cross, where you spilled Your Precious Blood for my salvation. Pour upon my soul, at the hour of my death, but a drop of Your Blood so that I die in Your grace and then, assisted by the intercession of my protector and advocate Saint Helena, grant to me what I now ask You for in this prayer (mention request here…), if it be expedient for Your honor and glory and for the benefit of my soul. Amen. Saint Helena, who upon opening your mind and heart to the light of the Gospel and upon finding the wood of the true Cross was converted into the model of all the Christian virtues, help us to break the attachments of sin, and to return to the arms of God our Father. You found the treasure that the Gospel tells us about, since you found the Cross of Christ. May we also find that treasure, Christ living within us. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Glorious Saint Helena, we admire your faithful life. God willed that your son would bring the faith of Christ to the Roman Empire and that one day you would find the magnificent wood of the true Cross on which Jesus died. Obtain for us from Jesus strength for our faith and a great love for the Cross. May no contradiction or challenge distance us from Jesus. We ask you all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Send me your answered prayers from the St Helena Novena Click here to get the Catholic Novena Ebook for FREE, as well as reminders of when novenas begin Read more about the patron saint of difficult marriages, divorced men and women, converts, and new discoveries on the St Helena Saint Page. St Rita Novena

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