Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus
ST. JUDE THADDEUS
Pray for us.
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Novena in honor of St. Jude Thaddeus
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen
Offering of the Novena
O Lord, Jesus Christ, who when on earth, offered up prayers and supplications to your Father. "With a strong cry and tears" (Hebrews 5:7) receive the offering of this Novena, during which we desire to join our prayers with yours (pray silently and mention your petition). We make this offering through Mary, your mother, St. Jude Thaddeus, your cousin, for he is our helper is difficult cases; for their sakes, accept and grant our prayer. Amen
1. O Glorious apostle St. Jude Thaddeus, Patron Saint of hopeless cases who, when called by Jesus Christ, left everything and followed him, obtain for us the grace to detach ourselves from all worldly attachments to serve God, and to love our neighbour as we love ourselves.
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be......
2. O faithful apostle St. Jude,, beloved cousin of our saviour, we admire the courage with which you spread the Gospel with great labours and sacrifices.
Assist us so that we will practice daily by word and deed our faith. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be.......
3. O zealous apostle, St. Jude who crowned your earthly life by martyrdom to give a true testimony of your faith, pray for us that we imitate you in your great endurance, strengthen our weakness in time of temptation and help us to persevere in our faith so that with you one day we may come to glorify God Forever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be.......
V Pray for us 0 Blessed St. Jude.
R That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
Let us Pray
Father, you revealed yourself to us through the preaching of your apostle St. Jude. By his prayers give your church continued growth and increase the number of those who love you. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
NB: A Novena means - To recite a particular prayer once a day for nine consecutive days.