Novena to Saint Jude
Days:
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Start with:
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 Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless
cases, and of things despaired of. Pray for me who am so distressed. Make use, I implore you, of that
particular privilege accorded you to bring visible and speedy help where help was almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and succor of Heaven in all my
necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly....(make request)... and that I may bless
God with you and all the elect throughout eternity. St. Jude, apostle, martyr, and relative of our Lord
Jesus Christ, of Mary, and of Joseph, intercede for us! Amen.
DAY ONE
O blessed apostle St. Jude, who labored zealously among the Gentiles in many lands, and performed
numerous miracles in needy and despairing cases, we invoke you to take special interest in us and our
needs. We feel that you understand us in a particular way. Hear our prayers and our petitions and plead
for us in all our necessities especially . . . .May we be patient in learning God’s holy will and
courageous in carrying it out. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY TWO
O blessed apostle Jude, who has been instrumental in gathering us here together this day, grant that we
may always serve Jesus Christ as he deserves to be served, giving of our best efforts in living as he
wishes us to live. May we dispose our hearts and minds that god will always be inclined to listen to our
prayers and petitions, especially those petitions which we entrust to your care and for which we as you to
plead for us. . . .
Grant that we may be enlightened as to what is best for us, in the present and future, not forgetting
the blessings we have received in the past. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY THREE
O holy St. Jude, apostle of Jesus Christ, you who have so faithfully and devotedly helped to spread his
Gospel of Light, we who are gathered together today in your honor, ask and petition you to remember us and
our needs. Especially do we pray for . . . . May it also please our Lord to lend an ear to your
supplications in our behalf. Grant that we may ever pray with fervor and devotion, resigning ourselves
humbly to the divine will, seeing God’s purpose in all our trials and knowing that he will leave no
sincere prayer unanswered in some way. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY FOUR
Saint blessed Jude, you were called to be one of Christ’s chosen apostles and labored to bring men to
a knowledge and love of God; listen with compassion to those gathered together to honor you and ask your
intercession. In this troubled world of ours we have many trials, difficulties, and temptations. Plead for
us in the heavenly court, asking that our petitions may be answered, especially the particular one we have
in mind at this moment . . . . May it please God to answer our prayers in the way that he knows best,
giving us grace to see his purpose in all things. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY FIVE
O holy St. Jude, apostle and companion of Christ Jesus, you have shown us by example how to lead a life
of zeal and devotion. We humbly entreat you today to hear our prayers and petitions. Especially do we ask
you to obtain for us the following favor. . . . Grant that in praying for present and future favors we may
not forget the innumerable ones granted in the past but often return to give thanks. Humbly we resign
ourselves to God’s holy will, knowing that he alone knows what is best for us especially in our present
needs and necessities. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY SIX
St. Jude, apostle of Christ and helper in despairing cases, hear the prayers and petitions of those who
are gathered together in your honor. In all our needs and desires may we only seek what is pleasing to God
and what is best for our salvation. These, our petitions. . . . we submit to you, asking you to obtain
them for us, if they are for the good of our souls. We are resigned to God’s holy will in all things,
knowing that he will leave no sincere prayer unanswered in some way though it may be in a way unexpected
by us. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY SEVEN
O holy apostle Saint Jude, in whose honor we are gathered today, may we never forget that our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ chose you to be one of twelve apostles. Because of this and of the martyrdom you
suffered for the Faith, we know you are a close friend of Almighty God. Therefore we do not hesitate to
petition you in our necessities, especially. . . . We humbly submit ourselves to the will of God, knowing
full well that no sincere prayer is ever left unanswered. May we see god’s good and gracious purpose
working in all our trials. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY EIGHT
O holy Saint Jude, apostle of Christ, pray that we may ever imitate the Divine Master and live
according to His will. May we cooperate with the grace of God and ever remain pleasing in His sight.
Especially do we ask you to plead for us and obtain whatsoever is necessary for our salvation. Forget not
our special petitions. . . . May we always be thankful to God for the blessings we have received in the
past. Whatsoever we ask for the present or future, we submit to the divine will, realizing that God knows
best what is good for us. We know He will respond to our prayers and petitions in one way or another.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
DAY NINE
O holy Saint Jude, apostle and martyr, grant that we may so dispose our lives that we may always be
pleasing to God. In working out our salvation in this life we have many needs and necessities. Today we
turn to you, asking you to intercede for us and obtain for us the favors we ask of God. Especially do we
petition for . . . .
May we not so much seek temporal good but rather what will avail our souls, knowing that it will profit
us nothing if we gain the whole world yet suffer the loss of our soul.
Therefore, may we incline ourselves toward the divine will, seeing God’s good and gracious purpose in
all our trials. Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us! My Jesus, mercy!
from
Immaculate Heart
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