Saint Jude Thaddeus, the Apostle, Worker of Miracles and Helper of the most difficult, desperate and hopeless

St. Jude was one of the twelve Apostles known as Thaddeus, and is a brother to St. James the Less, also one of the Apostles. 

"Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James" 

(Jude 1)

St Luke's Gospel includes Jude in the list of the 12 Apostles (6:16) and St. John mentions him (14:22). St. Mathew (10:3) and St. Mark (3:18) use the name Thaddeus without Jude. �Jude�, means giver of joy, while �Thaddeus�, another name he was called, means generous and kind. St. Jude is traditionally depicted carrying the image of Jesus in his hand. Base on a recording historian Eusebius in which King Abgar of Edessa asked Jesus to cure him of leprosy and sent an artist to bring him a drawing of Jesus. Impressed with Abgar's great faith, Jesus pressed his face into a cloth and gave it to St. Jude to take to Abgar. Upon seeing Jesus' image, The King was cured and he converted to Christianity along with most of the people under his rule. St. Jude also is shown very often with a flame around his head, which represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other Apostles. In the Middle Ages, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (France) was a renowned devotee of St. Jude, as was St. Bridget of Sweden who, in a vision, was encouraged by Jesus to turn to St. Jude with faith and confidence. He told her that, in accordance with Jude's surname, Thaddeus (which means generous, courageous, and kind), "he will show himself to be the most willing to give you help."

St. Jude is the patron for difficult, desperate or hopeless cases. The Church teaches that "true devotion to the saints does not consists so much in the multiplication of exterior acts as in the intensity of an active love, through which, for our greater good and that of the Church, we look to the saints for the example of their lives, a share in their fellowship and the help of their intercession. The Church also teaches that the Triune God is the source of all life and grace. We pray to St. Jude as a brother, pleading with him to join in our prayer before the Most High. St. Jude has proven to be a friend and a beacon of hope to those who seek the Saint's intercession.

St. Jude Prayer for the Healing of Cancer

God of healing mercy,

in Jesus your Son

you stretch out your hand

in compassion, restoring

the sinner, healing the sick,

and lifting up those

bowed down.

Embrace us now in your

loving care, particularly

those afflicted with cancer,

for whom this intention

is offered. May the Spirit

of Jesus bring us all health

in soul and body, that with

joy and thanksgiving we may

praise you for your goodness,

through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

source: National Shrine of St. Jude

O Blessed St. Jude, Pray and Intercede to the Lord for me, help me in my present and urgent petition

St. Jude, glorious apostle, faithful servant and kinsman of Jesus Christ. St. Jude, patron of hopeless causes, desperate causes and things  despaired of. St.Jude, faithful intercessor of all Who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power To come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. Pray for me, who is so miserable; pray for me, that I may finally receive the consolations and the succour of Heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly St. Jude, please assist me in these difficult financial circumstances. I urgently need to the amount of money in order to settle my debts and the season of Christmas is just around the corner, where extra expenditure will come. I beg you to shine the light on the resources that I need to help meet my debts and satisfy my pressing obligations, and that I may bless God with the Elect throughout Eternity.

I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favour, to always honour you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you by publishing this request. Amen.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Glorified, Loved and Preserved throughout the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for me. Amen.

St. Jude, 

Pray for me 

and all those who invoke your aid.

Prayer to St. Jude

With a steadfast hope in your heart, pray to St. Jude especially in desperate times, hopelessness and urgent need.

Most holy apostle, St. Jude, 

faithful servant and friend of Jesus, 

the Church honours and invokes you 

universally as the patron of hope.
Please intercede on my behalf. 

Make use of that particular privilege 

given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help 

where they are needed most.
Come to my assistance in this great need 

that I may receive the consolation and help 

of heaven as I work with my challenges, 

particularly (here make your request).
I praise God with you and all the saints forever.
I promise, blessed St. Jude, 

to be ever mindful of this great favour, 

to always honour you 

as my special and powerful patron
and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. 

Amen.

Dearest St. Jude, pray for me 

and all those who invoke your aid.

Truly by the union 

of your miraculous intercession 

with the holy Will 

of God the Father in Christ Jesus

all help favour and request

are Answered.

By the Word of the Lord,

we are HEALED.

AMEN.

Thanksgiving prayer to St. Jude

Dearest St. Jude thank you for your prayer and intercession on my behalf to the Lord, you have always answered my prayer but still I will never be able to thank you enough. Please forgive me on occasion that I may have forgotten or overlooked in thanking you for the favours granted. I promise you St. Jude to ever grateful and always be, devoted to you as my my patron saint. For by the good Lord's grace has got me to this point in life, and there is still a very long road for me to traverse. Therefore, St. Jude, I will always need you by my side and please continue to guide and help me with God's grace. I ask you St. Jude to not leave any prayers unanswered whether it is one of mine or from other who have invoked your aid. Look upon us the hopeless and desperate for the Lord help in our life. I will always be in  need your help and always hear my prayers otherwise my life will be very difficult to lead. AMEN.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You. St.Therese and St. Jude pray for me and all invoking your aid

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus, be blessed and praised, worshipped and glorified, now and forever. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You. Amen.

St.Therese, Flower of the Child Jesus, 

pray for me and all those who invoke your aid. 

Thank You , St.Therese for hearing my prayer. Amen.

St. Jude worker of miracles 

and helper of the hopeless, 

pray for me and all those who invoke your aid. 

St. Jude pray for us me that I be granted 
the financial relief I most urgently need, 

by which it will release me from the pressing times 
I am going through now 

and change my life for the better 
in the way of Christ and his apostles. 

 Thank You St. Jude for hearing my prayer. Amen.