![]() I, humbly, prostrated before you, I ask by the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, that you cast me a compassionate glance and despise not my heartfelt prayer, so my confidence is not in vain. You who are my beloved saint, my blessed patron and my noble protector welcome my soul and my body, my mind, and my heart. Today I turn to you with great faith to ask for your generous assistance for I am afflicted and tormented by the lack of economic means. Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostle of Christ and glorious Martyr, a great intercessor in all difficult problems. Jude as the namesake of children’s research hospitals across the United States. He was popularized in prayer for desperate causes in the late 18th century in western Europe. The two Saints share the same feast day (October 28th) and are buried together in the crypt beneath St. ![]() Jude continued ministering in Persia and was martyred in Persia alongside St. ![]() Jude is often depicted with the same “image of Edessa” on a medallion around his neck. Upon receiving the cloth, King Abgar was healed. Then, Jesus impressed his face onto a cloth for St. Jesus responded to King Abgar that he would send one of his disciples to heal him. He wrote Jesus a letter, asking for a miracle. Tradition holds that while Jesus was still alive, King Abgar of Edessa (modern-day Turkey) was sick with an incurable disease. While called Judas in the Gospel of John, he is known by Jude to avoid confusion with Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus, as John points out in his Gospel. He was one of Jesus’s twelve disciples, though he is only quoted once in the Gospels (see above). Jude is the patron saint of hopeless causes and desperate situations. His prayer is highly prayed by thousands of people around the world, who say it in times of economic, work, emotional, family, health, and security difficulties, among others. It is not about Judas Iscariot, the apostle who, according to history, betrayed Jesus, but it is about one of his 12 apostles and therefore one of the most important figures within the Catholic saints.’ Jude Thaddeus, patron of impossible causes, and, therefore, one of the saints to whom believers go the most when asking for help and favor in difficult times. Jude Thaddeus is often called the patron saint of “the impossible.” Pray this novena during seasons of struggle, pain, and challenge in your life.
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