The figure of Saint George is widely acknowledged across cultures. His cult, as it were, comes from Palestine; he is a heavenly patron among the Greeks and Latins. Since about AD 800 Saint George has been a patron of England and he is known elsewhere as one of the “14 Holy Helpers.”
Aside from legendary activity, George adhered to the Lord’s words and His person in that he’s known to have imitated the Passion as we see below in the opening collect for Holy Mass. No doubt his preaching, protecting and safeguarding the sacred Mysteries led people to Christ.
Let us pray that through Saint George’s intercession, and the power of the Lord’s Holy Name, the dragon of temptation and sin may be driven away by heavenly powers so as to be united in deeper communion with Christ.
And so we pray with the Church,
Extolling your
might, O Lord, we humbly implore you, that, as Saint George imitated the
Passion of the Lord, so he may lend us ready help in our weakness.