Deepen your prayer life — St Jude

How to pray the Chaplet to St. Jude (patron saint of desperate cases)

Prayer chaplet St. Jude

How to pray the Chaplet to St. Jude (patron saint of desperate cases)

  St. Jude is the patron saint of desperate and hopeless cases, so praying this chaplet is helpful when you need him to intercede for your needs. It is prayed on a nine bead chaplet, which you can buy here and here. Introductory prayer on the Medal:St. Jude, glorious apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the true Church invokes you universally as the patron of things despaired of; pray for me, that finally I may receive the consolations and the succor of heaven in all...

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Novena to Saint Jude

Gift ideas Novena Prayer chaplet St Jude

Novena to Saint Jude

After I was newly confirmed into the Catholic church, I started to learn who the saints were and how they could be a part of our lives.  Not long after, when I was pregnant with our fifth child, I learned about St Jude, patron saint of hopeless and desperate cases. It was getting close to my due date, and our toddler was having some terribly sleepless nights.  I was exhausted, and worried how I would cope with a new baby. So in desperation, I began a novena to St Jude. And the results shocked me! Our toddler, who hadn't yet...

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