Saint Jude The Apostle, Patron in Cases of Despair
and or Desperation


Prayer to Saint Jude from the Raccolta


SAINT JUDE THADDEUS, APOSTLE
488

Prayer

O glorious Saint Jude Thaddeus, by those sublime prerogatives, wherewith thou wast ennobled in thy lifetime, namely, thy kinship with our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh, and thy vocation to be an Apostle; by that glory which now is thine in Heaven as the reward of thine apostolic labors and thy Martyrdom: obtain for us from the Giver of every good and perfect gift all the graces whereof we stand in need in order to treasure up in our hearts the divinely inspired doctrines which thou hast transmitted to us in thy Epistle; that is to say, to build our edifice of perfection upon our most holy faith, praying by the grace of the Holy Spirit; to keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of Jesus Christ unto eternal life; to strive by all means to help them that go astray; exalting thus the glory and majesty, the dominion and power of Him Who is able to keep us without sin and to present us spotless with exceeding joy at the coming of our Divine Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The indulgences of the Raccolta have been superseded by the current Enchiridion, according to which:

A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who on the feast of any Saint recite in his honor the oration of the Missal or any other approved by legitimate Authority.

Oration from the Mass of Saint Jude's Feast:

 Collect.

O God, Who through Thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude hast brought us unto the knowledge of Thy Name; grant us both to celebrate their eternal glory by making progress in virtue, and by celebrating their glory to advance in virtue. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Note: the prayer said every day of the novena is essentially from the above Collect.


The image of the Martyr is by SIMONE MARTINI, c. 1320.



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