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Saint Jude Thaddeus
Patron of Hopeless Cases




Perpetual Novena to Saint Jude Thaddeus

Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5
Day 6 - Day 7 - Day 8 - Day 9


In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN.


Prayer to the Holy Spirit

L. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth the spirit, and they shall be created;

A. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let Us Pray

O GOD, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by sending them the light of Thy Holy Spirit. Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His Holy Comfort through Christ Our Lord. AMEN.


The Epistle of Saint Jude ...verse 3:

L. O MY REDEEMER, has that terrible hour come upon us in which there remain but few Christians animated by the spirit of faith; that moment in which Thy just wrath will withdraw Thy protection from us? Have the vices, the evil habits of our age at last irrevocably moved Thy justice to vengeance!

A. O Author and Perfecter of our faith, / we entreat Thee / in the bitterness of our contrite Heart / not to permit the beautiful light of faith / to be estinguished in us. / Recall Thy former mercies, / cast a compassionate glance on the vine / which was watered / by the sweat of the apostles, / irregated by the precious of thousands / and thousand of martyrs / and by the tears of so many noble penitents, / and fructified by the prayers / of so many innocent confessors and virgins.

L. Divine Mediator, look upon those zealous souls who, raising themselves incessantly to Thee, pray for the support of our most precious treasure, the true faith. Arrest, O just God, the sentence of our rejection; turn away Thy glance from our vices and fix it on the adorable Blood which purchased our salvation when shed on the Cross and daily begs it for us on the Altars.

A. We beseech Thee, / preserve us in the true Catholic faith. / Sin afflicts us, / disappointments consume us, / misfortunes oppress us; / but preserve Thy holy faith in us; / because, enriched with this precious gift, / we will willingly bear every pain / and will let nothing alter our happiness. / On the contrary, / without the supreme treasure of the faith / our misfortune will be unspeakable and immense.

L. O good Juses, Author of our Faith, preserve it pure in us; keep us firm in the bark of Peter, faithful and obedient to his successor and Thy vicar here on earth so that the unity of Holy Church may be preserved, sanctity promoted, the Apostolic See free and protected, and the universal Church extended for the benefit of souls.

A. O Jesus, / Author of our Faith, / humble and convert the enemies of Holy Church; / grant peace and true unity / to all Christian kings and princes / and to all the faithful; / strengthen adn support us all in Thy holy service / so that we may live for Thee / and die in Thee. / O Jesus, / Author of our faith, / for Thee I live / and for Thee I die. AMEN.


Novena Prayers

O MY GOD,

I firmly believe / that Thou art really and corporally present / in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. / I adore Thee here present / from the very depths of my heart, / and I worship Thy sacred presence / with all possible humility. / O my soul, / what joy to have Jesus Christ / always with us, / and to be able to speak to Him / heart to heart / with all confidence. / Grant, O Lord, / that I / having adored Thy divine Majesty / here on earth / in this wonderful Sacrament, / may be able to adore It eternally in heaven. AMEN

O GLORIOUS APOSTLE,

St. Jude Thaddeus, / true relative of Jesus and Mary, / I salute thee through the most Sacred Heart of Jesus! / Through this Heart / I praise and thank God / for all the graces He has bestowed upon thee. / Humbly prostrate before thee, / I implore thee through this Heart / to look down upon me / with compassion. / Oh, despise not my poor prayers; / let not my trust be confounded! / To thee God has granted the priviledge/ of aiding mankind in the most desperate cases. / Oh, come to my aid, / that I may praise the mercies of God! / All my life I will be grateful to thee / and will be thy faithful client / until I can thank thee in heaven. AMEN.

L. Blessed Apostle, with confidence we invoke thee!
A. Blessed Apostle, with confidence we invoke thee!

L. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, aid us in our distress!
A. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, aid us in our distress!

Pray for us, / that before death / we may expiate all our sins / by sincere repentance / and the worthy reception fo the Holy Sacraments!

Pray for us, / that we may appease the Divine Justice / and obtain a favorable judgement!

Pray for us, / that we may be admitted / into the company of the blessed / to rejoice in the pressence of our God forever.

Most Holy Apostle, / St. Jude Thaddeus, / faithful servant and friend of Jesus, / the name of the traitor who delivered thy beloved Master / into the hands of His enemies / has caused thee to be forgotten by many, / but the Church honors / and invoke thee universally / as the patron of hopeless cases / and of things despaired of.

Pray for me / who am so miserable; / make us, I implore thee, / of that particular privilege accorded to thee / to bring visible and speedy help / where help is almost despaired of. / Come to my assistance / in this great need / that I may receive / the consolations and succor of heaven / in all my necessities, / tribulations and sufferings, / particularly (here make your request) / and that I may bless God with thee / and all the elect forever.

I promise thee, / O Blessed Jude, / to be ever mindful / of this great favor / and I will never cease to honor thee / as my special and powerful patron / and to do all in my power / to encourage devotion to thee. AMEN.

L. St. Jude, Pray for Us!
A. And for those who invoke thy aid!


Let Us Pray

O ST. JUDE THADDEUS,

Thou relative of Jesus Christ, / thou glorious apostle and martyr, / renowned for thy virtues and miracles, / faithful and prompt intercessor of all who honor thee and trust in thee! / Thou art a powerful patron and helper in grievous afflictions. / I come to thee and entreat thee from the very depths of my heart; / come to my aid with thy powerful intercession, / for thou hast received from God the privilege / to assist with thy manifest help, / those who almost despair of all hope. / Look down upon me; / my life is a life of crosses, my days are days of tribulation / and my heart is an ocean of bitterness. / All my paths are strewn with thorns / and scarcely one moment passes / but is witness of my tears and sighs; / uneasiness, discouragement, mistrust / and almost despair prey upon my soul. / Thou canst not forsake me in this sad plight. / I will not depart from thee until thou hast heard me. / Oh! hasten to my aid, / I will be grateful to thee all my life. / I will honor thee as my special patron, / I will thank God for the graces bestowed upon thee / and will encourage devotion to thee according to my power. AMEN

L. St. Jude, Pray for Us!
A. And for those who invoke thy aid!

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN.


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