Novena to St. Jude
Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of
Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of
difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me, I am so
helpless and alone.
Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly - (make your request here)- and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever.
I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of
this great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as my special
and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.
Amen
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PRAYER
May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen.
May the most Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised and glorified now and forever. Amen
St. Jude pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen.
Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity.
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May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen.
May the most Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised and glorified now and forever. Amen
St. Jude pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen.
Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity.
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The
Feast Day of Saint Jude ~ October 28
A feast day celebrates the sacred mysteries and our
redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mary or in memory of saints, apostles and
martyrs. The feast day has two-fold purpose, to remember the event or the
person and by means of reminder stir up within a soul a greater spiritual life.
There are two types of feast days : universal
and particular. The particular feast is celebrated only by certain dioceses or
within certain religious orders. The feast day of St. Jude is a
universal feast day, that is it is celebrated everywhere in the Latin Rite
church and are included in the Roman calendar.
Second only to St. Mary, St. Jude Thaddeus is the most
called upon saint in modern day prayer throughout the calendar year, not just
on St Jude day. We acknowledge on his feast day his teachings to
Christians to remain steadfast in the faith, to have fortitude, and to show
mercy and to pray to the Holy Spirit.
We recognize Saint Jude Feast that he is the
patron saint of desperate cases. Modern societies have made many speedy and
major changes, putting human beings under tremendous stress in daily living.
People have difficulty handling that stress and come to realize that newness
and change and technology do not relieve stress and do not give hope and
comfort. Prayer and petition to St. Jude stirs him to help, to provide hope and
to provide help no matter how seemingly hopeless is the situation.
We recognize on the feast of St. Jude that he is
the patron saint of hospitals. Hospitals as a business operation can sometimes
endure major troubles. Purchase of necessary new high technology equipment can
be prohibitively expensive. Upgrades to the existing plant plus financing of
new space can be equally expensive. The normal daily operations and fair pay to
the workforce is sometimes staggering. St. Jude is always here to help.
We recognize on St. Jude feast that he is the
patron saint of hospital workers. Hospitals are known positively as places of
healing. These settings can also be places of injury, severe pain, gore,
terminal illness, surgery, therapy and death. The impact of one or all of these
can have a debilitating effect on the life of a hospital worker. The prayers to
St. Jude for fortitude at work and for continued faith in Jesus Christ can have
a huge impact.
We recognize on his St. Jude feast day that he is
the patron saint of desperate situations. People of all ages can sometimes find
themselves or their family in desperate situations. The elderly person who
needs prescriptions refilled but has no insurance and no money; the middle aged
homeowner with a spouse and 3 kids soon to confront foreclosure and eviction;
the young adult that cannot overcome a drug dependency and has no means to
acquire more drugs; the old, the middle aged, the young, each faces a desperate
situation. St. Jude is there to help if asked.
St. Jude Thaddeus is also acknowledged to be the patron
saint of forgotten causes, impossible causes and lost causes. These are
petitioned to him throughout the calendar year, and especially on his feast day
we call to mind and honor his prayerful intercession.
Finally, we celebrate St. Jude’s feast day for the written word in
his Letter of St. Jude. Herein, he tells people down through the ages including
modern day to bear witness and pray to the Holy Spirit. The modern day faithful
still get guidance and assurance from his writing. Some current biblical
scholars link his comments to the New Age life style.
Jude 1:17
“ But you, my dearly beloved, be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who told you that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodliness’s. These are they who separate themselves, sensual men, having not the Spirit. “
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