About St. Jude the Apostle
Saint Jude was one of the original apostles and is also known as Thaddeus. He is the author of the canonical epistle and describes himself as Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James the Less. The term could also mean “brethren of the Lord” describing their closeness with Jesus
The epistle he authored is directed to the Churches of the East, particularly to the Jewish Converts.
St. Jude Prayer
| Novena Begins: | October 19 |
| Feast Day: | October 28 |
Name Meaning: “Gentleness of character”
Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases, Desperate Situations, impossible causes.
Day 1 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 2 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 3 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 4 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 5 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 6 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 7 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 8 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 9 – St. Jude Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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
(Mention 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
Say 1: Our Father… Say 1: Hail Mary… Say 1: Glory Be…
Who Was St. Jude Known For?
Tradition asserts that Jude the Apostle preached in Mesopotamia, Syria, Samaria and Persia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62 AD and assisted in the election of James as bishop of Jerusalem.
He then left to spread the Word of Christ to Persia and suffered martyrdom in Armenia which was part of the Persian empire. In time, St. Jude came to be regarded as the special patron of “hopeless cases”, possibly because it was felt that devotion to him had been neglected for some time, most likely because of his name being the same as the traitor Judas (Iscariot). A little office of St. Jude appeared and in abbreviated form, the main prayer reads:
“Most Holy apostle, most faithful friend and servant of Jesus Christ, Jude Thaddeus, who is invoked as the special advocate of those who are in trouble and almost without hope, pray for me that by your merits, I may receive consolation in my tribulations and difficulties … and finally, with you and all the elect, I may love and bless God eternally. Amen.”
St. Jude Prayer
“St. Jude, glorious Apostle,
faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor has caused
you to be forgotten by many,
but the true Church
invokes you universally
as Patron of things despaired of;
pray for me, who am so miserable;
pray for me, that finally I may
receive the consolations and the
succor of Heaven in all my
necessities, tribulations and
sufferings, particularly …
(make your request here),
and that I may bless God
with the Elect throughout
Eternity.
Amen.”
St Jude you have always helped me in times of need. I greatly appreciate your help and will always continue to call on you.
St Jude, you never fail to anwer my prayers to you. Thank you.
St. Jude please pray for me that my petition will be answered
St jude please help me so my daughter can get her license back and i could also find a good job .im begging your help in our. Marital problems as he puts other people before his girls and me.he has killed what ever love was left in me.help my girls move on and not be affected by our problems. St jude i have so much faith in you.thank you and bless us.
Thank you St. Jude for answering my prayers for my son. I will be forever grateful to you.
St Jude thank you for answering my prayers,and continue to pray for my children.in Jesus name.
St Jude thank you for answering,my prayers and keep my children and me in your prayers,thank you st Jude.
Please St Jude, help us get our home and shop sold, quickly and for a good price,ler the showings increase, so we can all be together at our new home. Please also help me and my husband’s relationship , let us pray more as a couple, be respectful to one another, work on communicating and always put the other first, so we can show our kids how to love and treat your spouse in a Godly way.
St. Jude we will offer our 9 days novena in your honor for a very special petitions. we promise to be ever mindful of these great favors to bring devotion to you. Amen.
Saint Jude pls pray for my incoming board exam. Pls join me and teach me the right answer 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Am Magdalena l know st.jude will answer my prayer in Jesus name.
St jude pls pray.for my daughter and my son law.s work they very stuff situation on their work pls pray for them
St. Jude please pray for my daughter,that all her blood work and ex rays will be good in Jesus name.
In the name of the father, the son & the holy spirit. St. Jude you are my father . I can’t express in words how grateful I’m to you for letting me come out of those hopeless cases.
You answered all my prayers and none was left without miracles. I bow down again in front of you and your miraculous powers.
I shall never ever forget you.
I beg you to never leave my hand.
Always be my guardian angel, spirit and saint.
Millions thanks to you goes less in front of you.
Thank you from my heart and soul Thaddeus for being my sole problem solver saint in immediate cases.
Forgive my sins and keep me under your patronage.
Love you my Saint Jude.
Amen
Dear St. Jude intercede on behalf of my son in law as he is going through a lot of stress, humiliation, trials and tribulations in his place of work by his Managing Director because he wants him to do what will endanger the operations of the institution, wanted him to bypass policies and procedures so that he can enrich himself and because he resisted the MD has framed him and wanted him out of the job. St Jude I trust in you and I know that you will intercede on his behalf so this situation will come to an end soonest and that my son in law will be victorious. i promise to continue to speak of your miraculous works which I have experienced and will continue to experience. I pray for a Miracle to happen. Amen and Amen.
I am grateful that my special intention is being answered. I encourage special devotion to Saint Jude.
Thank you St. Jude for answering my prayer and for interceding for me and my family all of my life. I encourage devotion to this powerful saint.
Praying for our successful Civil Engineering Board Examination this April St. Jude🙏 Pls. intercede and pray for us St. Jude!
Thank you St Jude for some good Scans – CT and MRI.
Please Saint Jude heal my son who has severe crohns he’s lost so much weight and is in so much pain. Please heal him remove this disease from his body he’s supposed to start remicade treatment next month and I’m so nervous for him please heal him in Jesus name. Please also Saint Jude I beg you please help us with a financial miracle we are deteriorating away we need a miracle please Saint Jude I beg of you please help my husband in Jesus name
Go gluten free please
Saint Jude Thaddeus help me on my upcoming board exam next month. Amen
Saint Jude will continue to intercede on my behalf to Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Thank you, Saint Jude, in advance.
In the name of Jesus and Saint Jude PLEASE send a blessing and a cure to my grand daughter who faces a terrible disease which no cure. Remove this disease from her body. Amen
St Jude has interceded twice in my life. His help has enabled me to overcome a court case that would’ve ruined my future and assisted me in a workplace situation. Anything can be considered overcome through faith in the Lord.
St. Jude has been part of my personal daily Litany of Saints for decades.
Yesterday I got to see his arm on display, and thanked him for hearing my prayers to him and hearing the prayers of everyone asking his help.
Very moving moment.
Thank you St. Jude for my prayers answered for my husband. Thankful for your help in our difficult situations.
My name is Lisa. Last year my husband threw me down a flight of stairs. My back was broken at L4-L5. I had severe head trauma and both short and long term memory impairment. was bed bound with a catheter in place to urinate. I wont bore you with details but somehow, I don’t remember back then, someone told me about St. Jude while I was still bed bound. I began praying and then found his novenas. Today I walk with a slight limp, but I’m as strong as ever, and can walk miles. my memory is back! I think about how I was and I know that it is because of my faith in God that I am healed. If you would have met me before and after, you would know and understand the miracle that I am so grateful for. It’s my goal to volunteer to help animals in need to survive. So I ask Saint Jude to guide me. I also pray for my son, before myself, to be safe, as he just got his drivers license. If anyone reads this please believe me that Saint Jude is truly the Saint of the helpless.
Thank you St Jude for answering my prayer. I will be forever grateful for you and i’ll keep my faith to you.
I surrender all my worries, fears and wants to you St. JUDE. Never forsake me as you intercede om my behalf through the prayers said to God via this novena.
I surrender all my worries to you St Jude.
Please pray for me for my upcoming CS exam…..
St. Jude
Please St Jude help me walk again..I will be ever grateful.
Hi, Im Lisa. I just made a post thanking Saint Jude for his prayers and intercession for me. I was paralyzed, bed bound with a catheter to urinate. Now I walk miles. yes, I have a small limp, but please keep praying He facilitated Gods grace and help with me. So, please, don’t give up. Fight!
God bless you Lisa!
My dear St Jude pray for me bring me closer to Lord Jesus to hear my prayers and grant my request and petition ..I am now between life & death. Im really begging and asking great favors to grant my prayers with God’s grace and mercy..I know nothing is impossible with his mighty blessings ,guidance and protection..My unending love to you Lord Jesus ..Im always here at your side always longing ,hoping waiting to accept, receive ,believing,trusting,loving you always..pls don’t ever leave me..pls anwer my prayers Lord Jesus according to your will..help also the needy ,the less fortunate one,,those who are sick ,,very weak and depressed life feeling,the hungry,those who are really ill as of this moment ..touch them to be cured and gave them complete healing Lord Jesus and not to loose hope with your powerfull love .above all help me that I will be forever loving you ..Love me always Lord Jesus,God the Father and Mama Mary now and foever .. IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
I was told there was a ‘suspicious’ finding in my MRI that appeared to be a brain tumor. After saying the prayer and returning for the rescan, I’ve been informed there is no tumor. Praise Jesua for this wonderful news!
St Jude hear our prayers for my husband and his complete healing, prayer with me St Judy for Russell , please
A very powerful prayer that has never failed me when I pray with devotion.
I prayed the miracle prayer to St.Jude. I received the Job offer after this. I am so thankful and grateful to St.Jude. St. Jude is a holy, powerful saint.
Blessed St Jude, please intercede for me to The Lord our God 🙏
I prayed the prayer when I suspected a terminal illness, I went to see a doctor who took tests and results came back negative.
I prayed for a friend to get a job and she got 2 job offers.
I sent some money to a wrong person, I cannot explain it but after this prayer money was found in the right account
There was a huge problem with travel, I prayed this prayer and went on fasting. Everything was resolved.
I am praying it now for a job and I know the miracle will happen.
Prayer commands our dear Father, the Lord. Let us pray without ceasing. Our Father is powerful.
Dearest St Jude
at age 12 in March 1965, I chose you as my Confirmation Saint
I am so happy that I chose you
you know my difficult, desperate situation
on 2 Nov 2023 – All Souls – the anniversary of my baptism
I will have been a Christian for over 70 years !
please pray with me for ANSWERS TO PRAYERS
in Jesus name amen
If my husband continued healing to the violent attack. If my son to get a job in his field. My son to come back to the family. Lift his fog in his life. My son find a better job and move out of NYC.
Dan and GRACE family living in Deceased. For healing and help for grace.