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St. Jude was a true internationalist, traveling throughout Mesopotamia, Libya, Turkey, and Persia with St. Simon, preaching and converting many people to Christianity. He was credited with helping the early creation of the Armenian Church, and other places beyond the borders of the Roman Empire.
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Women would be the first to bring to the men (who had gone into hiding) the message of the Resurrection. Life and Legends At this point, the lives of the men and women who accompanied Jesus in his ministry tend to disappear in the shadows.
During the Great Depression and World War II, thousands of men, women, and children attended novenas at the Shrine; devotion to the “patron saint of hopeless causes” spread throughout the country.
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.
- St. Jude and His Cousin…Jesus!
- The Patron of Desperate Causes
- An Intercessor in Financial Hardship
- A Consoler in Illness and Suffering
- A Companion For My Journey and For Yours
Opinions vary as to how closely St. Jude was related to Our Lord, but he is generally thought to have been the brother of St. James the Less and a cousin of Jesus. We know that St. Jude was a close relative and trusted friend of our Redeemer. Jude walked with Jesus and the other Apostles as a companion and friend. He learned the truths of the Gospe...
Jesus instructed both St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Bernard, in visions, to pray to St. Jude and honor him as “the Patron Saint of the Impossible.” In a vision recorded by St. Bridget, Christ told her: After the Ascension of Jesus, St. Jude traveled, preached, instructed, and encouraged the persecuted Christians. Until he was martyred in Persia, ar...
St. Jude has shown his gentle and loving presence in my life throughout many trials and struggles. From the time I was a little girl—looking up at him as he stood faithfully on my grandmother’s dresser—until now, almost fifty years later, he remains especially beloved. I have called on him many times when in need of great hope and support. Here is ...
About four years after St. Jude helped my husband, one of my teenagers was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. She could no longer attend school and we decided to try homeschooling between treatments and surgeries. Doctors told us that her illness was incurable. I told them, “The diagnosis belongs to you, but the prognosis belongs to God alo...
This amazing Saint of Hope lived and died for Christ. He endured trials faithfully, giving his life for God and for his fellow Christians. When we are weighed down with trials and difficulties, devotion to St. Judecan give us the perseverance we need to embrace God’s will. He can attain for us the strength, peace, and wisdom to move forward. We can...
In Luke’s listing of the 12 (6:16) Jude’s name appears. In Matthew (10:3) and in Mark (3:18), the name Thaddeus is used. That is why we call our patron, Saint Jude Thaddeus. We have no clear record of where St. Jude served the growing Catholic Church in the first century.
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May 7, 2020 · Because Jude advocated remaining faithful to Jesus in the midst of persecution or false teaching, he is the patron saint of lost causes and desperate situations.
