St. Jude Prayer
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. 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 throughout eternity.
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.
About this prayer
Most holy apostle · Marchant (1929)
This is the central petition printed in William A. Marchant’s Life of St. Jude Thaddeus (1929), pp.20–21. At “here make your request,” bring your intention to mind; this site does not ask you to enter it. The prayer asks St. Jude’s intercession and includes a promise to encourage devotion to him. It does not guarantee a particular outcome or require a newspaper advertisement. The novena page adds the accompanying prayers from the selected passage.
Where should I mention my request?
Bring it to mind at “here make your request.” This site does not provide an intention field or store your request.
Is this the complete St. Jude shrine service?
No. It is the complete central petition selected from Marchant’s 1929 booklet. The novena page adds its following prayers and explains which parts of the shrine service are outside the selection.
Text & sources
Most holy apostle · Marchant (1929)
William A. Marchant, O.P., Life of St. Jude Thaddeus (1929)
Selected petition and accompanying prayers: printed pp.20–21 (PDF22–23); private novena instructions p.30 (PDF32); copyright leaf PDF4
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Historical English wording from William A. Marchant, O.P., Life of St. Jude Thaddeus (Chicago,1929). Public-domain evidence is recorded for the United States only; no worldwide licence or ownership of traditional prayers is claimed.
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