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| San Leone Magno, ora pro nobis |
Reigning from September 29, 440 to his death on November 10, 461, St. Pope Leo I ardently fought against the Manichaean, Monophysite, Nestorian and Pelagian heresies.
He famously persuaded Attila the Hun not to invade Rome in 452. According to tradition, the Scourge of God yielded to the Holy Pontiff because he was flanked by two imposing angels brandishing flaming swords.
In 455, St. Leo was unable to prevent the Vandals from conquering the Eternal City, but he did convince the Chieftain Genseric to spare the Roman people and churches.
In celebration, I’m posting a prayer to St. Leo I. The accompanying photo of the bust of San Leone Magno, courtesy of Anthony Scillia, was taken at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Evviva San Leone Magno!
Prayer to St. Leo I
God our Father, you will never allow the powers of hell. to prevail against your Church, founded on the rock of the apostle Peter. Let the prayers of Pope Leo the Great keep us faithful to your truth and secure in your peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
He famously persuaded Attila the Hun not to invade Rome in 452. According to tradition, the Scourge of God yielded to the Holy Pontiff because he was flanked by two imposing angels brandishing flaming swords.
In 455, St. Leo was unable to prevent the Vandals from conquering the Eternal City, but he did convince the Chieftain Genseric to spare the Roman people and churches.
In celebration, I’m posting a prayer to St. Leo I. The accompanying photo of the bust of San Leone Magno, courtesy of Anthony Scillia, was taken at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Evviva San Leone Magno!
Prayer to St. Leo I
God our Father, you will never allow the powers of hell. to prevail against your Church, founded on the rock of the apostle Peter. Let the prayers of Pope Leo the Great keep us faithful to your truth and secure in your peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.