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Our Lady of Lourdes Novena
Dear Friend of Our Lady and St. Jude, Every year, millions of pilgrims journey to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France seeking healing from disease; I was grateful for the opportunity to...
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The Sculptor-Priest of Fatima
The Sculptor-Priest of Fatima By Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P. Fatima has been present in my imagination for nearly as long as I can remember. I grew up in Albany, N.Y. in the 1980s. Albany...
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New Year’s Resolutions, Confession, and the Mother of God
New Year’s Resolutions, Confession, and the Mother of God By Br. Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P. A version of this article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. New Year’s Day always struck me as something of...
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The Power of the Angelus
The Power of the Angelus By Heather King I’m a writer, personal essayist and storyteller with several books. A couple of years ago I was approached by a woman who proposed paying me to write...
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A Little Christmas Now
Dear Friend of Our Lady and St. Jude, In the Broadway musical Mame, just after she has lost her fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Mame sings to her family in an effort...
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A Hymn to Saint Jude
A Hymn to Saint Jude One joyful hymn of praise must greet Apostles whom we always find Together in the Gospel’s page, By faithful love and zeal combined. To follow Christ in early youth Was...
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My Big “Little” Devotion
My Big “Little” Devotion By Kristen Angela Friezo My devotion began with praying the nine consecutive hour novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague. I love the novena because of its sweet simplicity and—yes—the convenience...
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A Letter from Fr. Gabriel
Dear Friend of St. Jude, This past summer, I had the privilege of attending World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland. I took advantage of the opportunity to pray for your intentions at the Saint John...
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Praying the Our Father with the Blessed Mother
Praying the Our Father with the Blessed Mother By Br. Dominic Bouck, O.P. A version of this article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. When the disciples of Christ asked Him how to pray, he gave...
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Spiritual Fathers
Spiritual Fathers By Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P. A version of this article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. The summer before I entered religious life my cousin gave birth to her first child, Owen....