Coming home to me newest

By Margaret Suchanyc

A story about Raj, young boy from India who finds nails in a cave on Holy Mountain Monastery. He decides to take nails to a Bascilica in Rome. He has adventures to and from Rome. He develops a relationship with people in Turkey who were grateful for the nails from Jesus crucifixion. He eventually returns to

• Language: English
• Publisher: Book Writing Founders
• Release date: Apr 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088100646

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Coming Home

Peg  

Copyright © 2023 by Peg Suchanyc

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Author’s Bio

I was born and raised in rural town north of Pittsburgh where I was encouraged to write by family, friends and teachers.  I live in small town north of New York City.  I live with niece Iza and friends Mary and Nick.  I have three sons, Gregory, Paul and Bryan.  Four grandchildren, Heather, Grace, Luke and Abby.   I am a member of Marian Shrine where I visit and attend Mass often.  I love to write stories especially since I’m retired and like to share them.  

Acknowledgement

This Book is Acknowledge to my best friend Paul Appuzo

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to all three sons, Gregory, Paul, and Bryan Suchanyc

In the common era year 318, Constantine was emperor of the Roman Empire and proclaimed that Christianity would be the religion of the empire.  One of the reasons he did so was because prior to becoming emperor he led an army of soldiers into battle and told the soldiers to put a cross of Jesus Christ on their helmets.  He said Jesus would help them in battle.  When they were victorious, he acclaimed Jesus gained their victory.  His mother Helen was a devout Christian who worshipped one God almighty.  She also had deep devotion to Jesus.  She searched throughout her life to find the wooden cross that Jesus was crucified on.  In her later years of life she heard that the cross was in Persia.  She hired a caravan to take her there.  The Persians heard Helen, mother of Constantine, was coming.  They had the cross with a sliver of wood from the cross ready to give her as a gift.  When she arrived, she embrased the cross and gave gratitude to her God for bringing her there.  Then she cried out to Jesus for sacrificing his life so that her sins could be forgiven.  She held the sliver of wood to her heart and said she would keep it near her heart all the years of her life.

​Constantine wasn’t as devout a Christian as his mother; he did, however, tell his people that he once saw Jesus standing in