PRAYER TO ST. JUDE THADDEUS

(Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases)

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 privilege 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 sincerely repentance and the worthy reception of the Holy Sacraments!

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

Pray for us that we may be admitted into the company of the blessed to rejoice in the presence 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 invokes thee universally as the patron of hopeless cases and of things despaired of.

Pray for me who am so miserable; make use, 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.

(Three "Our Father,"  "Hail Mary," and "Glory be to the Father")

L: St. Jude Thaddeus, pray for us!

A: And for those who invoke thy aid!

O St. Jude Thaddeus, true 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 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, and 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 Thaddeus, pray for us.

V: And for those who invoke thy aid.