St. Jude Thaddeus was a relative of Jesus who became one of the twelve apostles. He preached throughout Galilee, Samaria and Judea and helped establish the Church of the East in Mesopotamia. St. Jude wrote a letter to encourage Christians facing persecution. He was martyred around 65 AD for his faith. Devotees visit his remains in Rome and invoke his intercession for hopeless cases due to his steadfast faith. The document shares several testimonials of people attributing miraculous recoveries from illness, addiction, and anxiety to praying the Novena to St. Jude.

1. St. Jude Thaddeus
Pray For Us In These Times of Great Trials
"May mercy, peace, and love be
yours in abundance."
Jude 1:2

2. Life
St. Jude Thaddeus was born to Mary who is the cousin of Jesus’ own mother, Mary. His
father Cleophas, was the brother of St. Joseph. St. Jude was married and had at least one
child. There are references about him having grandchildren who lived as late as 95 A.D.
St. Jude Thaddeus is also known as Judas or Judas Thaddeus and for this he is often
mistaken to be Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus before he was crucified.
Because of this some translators of the New Testament used the name Jude in order to
distinguish him from Judas. He is also known by other names including Jude of James,
Jude the brother of James and Lebbaeus.

3. Life
As one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, St. Jude Thaddeus preached the good news of
Jesus throughout Galilee, Samaria and Judea. In 37 A.D., he traveled to Mesopotamia
which is known today as Iraq. There he became a leader of the Church of the East, a
church that St. Thomas founded.
In 60 A.D., St. Jude wrote a letter to newly converted Christians in the Eastern Church
who were suffering persecution. In his letter he warned them to be careful of the false
teachers of the current day who were spreading wrong teachings about Christianity.
He encouraged them to keep persevering and to stand firm in their faith in the midst of
the harsh realities that they were facing.

4. Martyrdom
In spite of the widespread persecutions of Christians during his time, St. Jude Thaddeus
stood by his beliefs and ultimately paid the price for his faith. He is believed to have been
martyred either in Persia or Syria sometime in 65 A.D. In religious art, he is often shown
holding an axe or club which symbolizes the way he was martyred.
After his death, the apostle’s body was transported to Rome and placed in a crypt
under St. Peter’s Basilica. Today his bones are kept in the left transept of St. Peter’s
Basilica, under the main altar of St. Joseph, in one tomb that holds the remains of
the apostle Simon the Zealot.

5. To this day, many devotees visit
the site as a sign of respect and
admiration. Because of his
steadfast faith, St. Jude
Thaddeus is invoked as the
patron saint of hopeless cases
and desperate situations.
https://www.catholicfaithstore.com/

6. Novena Prayer To
St. Jude Thaddeus
9 times a day for 9 consecutive days

7. "Our son was in a terrible accident and had a severe traumatic brain injury which
left him in a coma and in critical condition. He was in the hospital for 47 days.
Following our Novena to St. Jude, our son immediately started to recover quickly
and is now back at work. We are so grateful to St. Jude and highly recommend
praying to St. Jude for anyone going through difficult times."
Roy & Janie in TX
"I am a triple cancer survivor, having had a tumor on my right kidney removed over
25 years ago, prostate cancer over 6 years ago, and a brush with skin cancer more
recently. Thank you everybody for all your prayers, and thank you God and St. Jude
for hearing them. It’s strange; I’m not Catholic, nor even a regular churchgoer, but I
have come to believe in the powers of St. Jude. Thank you.
Peter in MD

8. "Recently I had been suffering from an anxiety disorder that at times paralyzed me.
During my recent move, I came across my St. Jude Novena prayer and began to
pray. I felt that I had reached the end. Within moments of praying this Novena, I
felt great relief and the darkness lifting. I continue to pray this Novena daily, and I
once again look forward to what God has planned for me. It is with a great and
renewed spirit that I honor you and profess my devotion to you. "
Megan in TX
"My son is a heroin addict. I have taken him many times to try to get him into
rehab. I started saying the prayer to St. Jude, and today, the ninth day, I said the
prayer, Josh got up, walked to intake and stayed until they took him to detox.
Thank you St. Jude for answering my prayer."
A desperate mom in PA.
https://www.stjudeshrine.org/ding

9. St. Jude Thaddeus,
patron saint of
hopeless cases,
Pray For Us.