Thursday, June 19, 2008

June 19th: Feast of St. Jude Thaddeus

...who happens to be my mother's patron saint. A martyr for the faith, like all the Apostles, St. Jude was beaten to death and then beheaded in Persia. The confusion of Jude Thaddeus with Judas Iscariot led to his being regarded as the patron of hopeless causes. He is also the patron of the desperately ill.



Prayer to St. Jude

Glorious Saint Jude, with faith in your goodness I ask your help today. As one of Christ's chosen Apostles, you are a pillar and foundation of His Church on earth. You are among the elders who stand always before God's throne.

Brother Jude, you are renowned for your kinship with Christ and your physical resemblance to our Savior. Help me remain close to Christ and resemble Him in my outlook and actions.

Holy Apostle, you are venerated for your work of preaching the gospel and your faithfulness to Christ by a martyr's death. Assist me to preach the good news of Christ by word and example, and remain steadfast in His service as you were.

From your place of glory, do not forget the needs and difficulties of Christ's little ones like me, still struggling on the way home to God. Pray for me that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly (name special problem) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever.

Intercede for us all, gracious, brother Saint Jude, and pray for us to the Lord our God in our daily toil and our necessities. Amen.




Prayer to St. Jude for the Desperately Ill

Dear Apostle and Martyr for Christ, you left us an Epistle in the New Testament. With good reason many invoke you when illness is at a desperate stage. We now recommend to your kindness (name of patient) who is in a critical condition. May the cure of this patient increase his/her faith and love for the Lord of Life, for the glory of our merciful God. Amen.

1 comment:

  1. Luther, originally named Luder, German for Beast, called the Epistle Of St Jude, "An Epistle Of Straw", because of Luther's Justification by Faith, ALONE

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