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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 20:* L. O Holy Spirit, who on the solemn day of Pentecost didst suddenly descend upon the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room in parted tongues as it were fire and didst so enlighten their minds, inflame their hearts, and strengthen their wills, that henceforth they went through the entire world and courageously and confidently proclaimed everywhere the teaching of Christ and sealed it with shedding of their blood, renew, we beseech thee, the wondrous outpouring of Thy grace in our hearts also. A. How grievously our minds are afflicted with ignorance concerning the nature and dignity of those divine truths which from the object of faith without which no man may hope for salvation. How far may man go astray from a just estimation of earthly goods, which too often are put before the soul itself. How often our hearts do not beat with love of the Creator as they ought, but rather with an ignoble lust for creatures. How often are we lead by a false respect for human judgement, when we ought to profess openly the precepts of Jesus Christ and to reduce them to action with a sincere heart and with the loss, if need be, of our worldly substance. What weakness we manifest in embracing and carrying with a serene and willing heart the crosses of this life, which make alone the Christian a worthy follower of his divine Master. L. O Holy Spirit, enlighten our minds, cleanse our hearts, and give new strength to our wills; to such a degree, at least, that we may clearly recognize the value of our soul, and in like manner, despise the perishable goods of this world; that we may love God above all things, and, for the love of Him, our neighbor as ourselves; that we may not only be free from fear in professing our faith publicly, but rather may glory in it; finally, that we may accept only prosperity but also adversity as from the hand of the Lord, with all confidence that He will turn all things into good for those who lovingly tend towards Him. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we, by constantly answering the sweet impulses of Thy grace and doing that which is good with a presevering heart, may deserve one day to receive the rich reward of glory everlasting. 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.

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 20:

L. O Holy Spirit, who on the solemn day of Pentecost didst suddenly descend upon the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room in parted tongues as it were fire and didst so enlighten their minds, inflame their hearts, and strengthen their wills, that henceforth they went through the entire world and courageously and confidently proclaimed everywhere the teaching of Christ and sealed it with shedding of their blood, renew, we beseech thee, the wondrous outpouring of Thy grace in our hearts also.

A. How grievously our minds are afflicted with ignorance concerning the nature and dignity of those divine truths which from the object of faith without which no man may hope for salvation. How far may man go astray from a just estimation of earthly goods, which too often are put before the soul itself. How often our hearts do not beat with love of the Creator as they ought, but rather with an ignoble lust for creatures. How often are we lead by a false respect for human judgement, when we ought to profess openly the precepts of Jesus Christ and to reduce them to action with a sincere heart and with the loss, if need be, of our worldly substance. What weakness we manifest in embracing and carrying with a serene and willing heart the crosses of this life, which make alone the Christian a worthy follower of his divine Master.

L. O Holy Spirit, enlighten our minds, cleanse our hearts, and give new strength to our wills; to such a degree, at least, that we may clearly recognize the value of our soul, and in like manner, despise the perishable goods of this world; that we may love God above all things, and, for the love of Him, our neighbor as ourselves; that we may not only be free from fear in professing our faith publicly, but rather may glory in it; finally, that we may accept only prosperity but also adversity as from the hand of the Lord, with all confidence that He will turn all things into good for those who lovingly tend towards Him. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we, by constantly answering the sweet impulses of Thy grace and doing that which is good with a presevering heart, may deserve one day to receive the rich reward of glory everlasting. 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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