The Feast celebrates the Cross, the instrument of our salvation, and is in many ways an extension of Good Friday. The Cross is a great and powerful sign of God’s love for us – a love stronger than death – and also a daily reality in our lives: the only true path to holiness.
The Queen spoke often of her faith and offered a witness to its power in her life. Here are ten quotes from Queen Elizabeth II that may offer Catholics inspiration.
Pray for the repose of the soul of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). May she rest in peace.
Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022, let us pray for her grieving family and for the new King.
How often Her Majesty spoke to us of her enduring faith in our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Year after year, in those Christmas messages, she did so, explaining that her faith was the foundation and guide for her life of service, how from that faith she drew stability, openness to all, comfort in sorrow and strength in crisis.
Read the message of Pope Francis to King Charles III upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
