August 2011
Pope Benedict XVI's Intentions
General Intention: That the World Youth Day taking place in Madrid may encourage all the young people of the world to root and found their lives in Christ.
Missionary Intention: That Christians of the West, docile to the action of the Holy Spirit, may re-encounter the freshness and enthusiasm of their faith.
Feast Day: | August 18 |
Born: |
248, Drepanum, Bithynia, Asia Minor |
Died: | 328, Constantinople, Roman |
Major Shrine: | The shrine to Saint Helena in St. Peter's Basilica |
Patron of: | archeologists, converts, difficult marriages, divorced people, empresses, Helena, the capital of Montana |