Hope in Urgent Need
Novena to St. Jude
Impossible cases, urgent petitions, perseverance, trust, and hope in desperate need.
St. Jude is traditionally invoked as patron of desperate cases, hopeless causes, those in urgent need.
Saint Jude Thaddaeus, after Georges de La Tour
Pray This Novena
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Day 1: Reaching Out in Need
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Daily Prayer
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
To Saint Jude, Holy Saint Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke thy special patronage in time of need. To thee I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance.
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Saint Jude pray for us and all who invoke thy aid. Amen.
Prayer to St. Jude
To Saint Jude, Holy Saint Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke thy special patronage in time of need. To thee I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance.
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Saint Jude pray for us and all who invoke thy aid. Amen.
After the prayer
Repeated prayer cue
Recite an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory Be three times. Keep your promise to St. Jude and make his name known.
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