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 visit Lourdes last year. In our world today, where souls are more often in need of healing miracles than bodies, we must put Truth first. We must proclaim it, and we must live it. Only then can our souls be healed from the wounds that sin and ignorance have inflicted upon us. Know that the Dominican Friars at the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude will be praying for you and your loved ones. We rely on your spiritual and financial assistance to accomplish our mission. That’s why your most generous offering today is so important and vitally needed. On the donation form below, please submit your prayer intentions, along with the names of those relatives and friends whom you’d like us to pray for, so we can include your petitions in our special Our Lady of Lourdes Novena of Masses from February 3rd through February 11th, 2017. Thank you for your prayerful devotion to Our Lady & St. Jude, and for making God’s healing Truth known. Sincerely in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes,       Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. Director, Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude ✠ // // Powered by Causeview

Easter Novena

Dear Friend of Our Lady and Saint Jude, During this Lenten season of repentance and reconciliation, we joyfully anticipate the Easter greeting spoken by the Risen Christ to His disciples, “Peace be with you.” Through this encouraging message of hope and strength, and in the breaking of the bread, His followers recognized that Jesus had conquered death and they rejoiced. The Dominican Friars at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude would like to pray for you, your loved ones, and your intentions throughout the holy Easter season. When you list the names of your family members and friends you’d like us to remember on the donation or prayer intention form below, we will include your intentions and theirs in our special Easter Novena of Masses at the Rosary Shrine. As you know, we continually strive to provide our young Friars and Student Brothers with the best education we can so they can help transform the lives of others through the power of God’s Word. But with nearly 70 young seminarians, the costs are steep and significant. Your continued support enables them to carry on our important work of preaching, teaching and celebrating the Sacraments at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude. The Dominican Friars greatly appreciate your generosity and kindness. Thank you, and may God bless you and all your loved ones. Sincerely in Our Lady and St. Jude,       Father Gabriel Gillen, O.P. Director, Rosary Shrine of St. Jude ✠ // // Powered by Causeview If you’re unable to make a donation at this time, click here to submit your prayer intentions.

Mother’s Day Novena

Let us remember your mother in our prayers at the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude! Honor your mother (or any mother who needs prayer) by adding her name to our current novena of masses or simply let us know how we can be praying for her. // Powered by Actionpages

Father’s Day Novena

Father's Day Sunday, June 18th marks the beginning of our annual Father's Day Novena of Masses here at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude. Please send us your prayer intentions by clicking this link. May God bless you, and your families this Father's Day! ✠

Saint Anne Novena

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Blessed Mother’s Birthday Novena

Dear friends of St. Jude and the Blessed Mother, In celebrating Mary’s birthday, the Church celebrates an incredible moment in human history: the birth of the first human being since Adam and Eve free from the stain of original sin. It is the moment when the tide of salvation history begins to turn. As St. Augustine puts it: “ is the flower of the field, from her bloomed the precious lily of the valley. Through her birth the nature inherited from our first parents is changed. their sin is blotted out. That unhappy curse of Eve in which it was said: In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, is, in the case of Mary, ended, for she bore the Lord in joy.” It makes perfect sense then, to turn to the Blessed Virgin at the commemoration of her birth and bring before her all the sin and sorrow in our own life, as well as our hope for a brighter future in closer union with her son, Jesus Christ. Just as Mary bore grace into the world, so may she bear grace in our hearts: “I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. My memory is unto everlasting generations.” (Eccl. 24, 24-28) We are happy to pray for your intentions during our Blessed Mother’s Birthday novena of masses, September 8-16. Please send us your prayer intentions using the form below so the Dominican Friars of the Rosary Shrine of...

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A Novena to Saint Jude

Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude 630 E Street SW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear friends of St. Jude & the Blessed Mother, Sometimes, even for those with strong faith, it can be very difficult to accept the depth and intensity of loss and suffering that sometimes comes into our lives. The passing of someone who is dear to us, the illness of a close friend or relative, or the loneliness we feel in the face of such sorrow can leave us shaken and confused. For over 800 hundred years, the Dominican Friars have made it a very special part of our mission to attend to the needs of the sick and the dying with loving care and compassion. Our Friars often serve in health care ministries, working as chaplains in hospitals, offering the Sacraments to the sick and providing comfort and support to those who are ill, to their families and to hospital staff. As someone who has either experienced an illness or seen a loved one suffer, you know the feeling of powerlessness or hopelessness that can sometimes take hold. But because of your devotion and trust in St. Jude, you also know that prayers are answered and miracles happen. Even in the darkest moments, or despite what appears to be insurmountable obstacles. We are happy to pray for your intentions during our St. Jude Novena of masses, October 20th — October 28th. Please send us your prayer intentions using the form below so the Dominican Friars of the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude can pray for you during this special novena! Thank you for being a loyal, faithful member of our Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude family. May the fullness of God’s blessings, through the aid of Our Lady of the Rosary and our trusted heavenly intercessor, St. Jude, be with you and your loved ones always. Sincerely in Our Lady...

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Christmas Novena

Dear friends of St. Jude & the Blessed Mother, Christmas greetings to you. I pray this holy season is a time of great blessing to you and all those you love. Two thousand years ago, another greeting set in motion the great miracle of God becoming human. The Archangel Gabriel appeared before the Blessed Virgin Mary and hailed her as “Full of grace.” He then gave her both news and a promise. The news was that the world’s dark night was ending. Mary would bear the long awaited Savior, the Son of God. The promise was that the news was real. It didn’t matter that Mary was young and had no husband. God would and could work a miracle to bring about the Incarnation. “For nothing is impossible with God,” Gabriel assured her. Assisting us in this work is our Shrine’s namesake, St. Jude, Patron Saint of Impossible Causes. If you have prayer requests that seem hopeless or impossible, please use the prayer intention form below to let us know your special intentions. Beginning on December 25th, the Dominican Friars in Jerusalem will offer a Christmas Novena of Masses at the Church of St. Stephen. During the Novena, we want to pray for you, as well as your friends and family. You, too, have been a faithful friend in this work. Your Christmas offering will help us carry on the 800-year Dominican tradition of proclaiming the love of God and reminding all who come to us that, with God, nothing is impossible. Thank you, again, for your faithful support. I pray our partnership continues in the New Year, and that this Christmas season is truly one of joy and light for you and all you love. Sincerely in Our Lady and St. Jude,       Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P....

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Infant of Prague Novena

Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude 630 E Street SW, Washington, DC, United States

Are you in need of a fresh start, freedom from old burdens, a new outlook on life? Join the Infant of Prague novena of the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude and bring your struggles and hopes before the child King! After a destructive invasion of Prague in the 17th Century, the infant Jesus spoke to Father Cyril, a young priest who discovered His battered statue in the ruins of Our Lady of Victory Church. He promised, “The more you honor me, the more I will bless you.” What is remarkable about this devotion is that in it we go to Jesus in His infancy, in His littleness. It is a way for all of us to acknowledge that Christ came into the world as the smallest of human beings yet glorious in majesty. In His littleness we can come to see our own littleness before His great majesty, a great majesty that He wishes to bless us with! Fill out the form below to add your intentions to our upcoming Infant of Prague Novena of Masses at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude. ✠

A Novena for Our Lady of Lourdes

Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude 630 E Street SW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear Friend of Our Lady and St. Jude, What kind of healing do you need most? What illness, difficulties or concerns would you like to entrust to Our Lady of Lourdes this February? Whatever it is, Mary is your Heavenly Mother, and she wants you to come to her. She wants you to trust her. She wants you to let her, by the grace of Christ, give you what you need most, whether it’s a miraculous cure from cancer, infertility or high blood pressure, the healing of a loved one from an addiction . . . or a miraculous healing within your soul. In Our Blessed Mother’s loving embrace there is peace, comfort, strength and joy for all who come to her. Please enter the names of all those in need of healing you’d like the Friars to pray for in the form below; be sure to include your own ailments and difficulties so the Friars can include your intentions in the Special Novena for Healing that we’ll be praying at the Rosary Shrine from February 3rd through February 11th. May Our Blessed Lady of Lourdes assist you and all your loved ones with healings of mind and body, and all your hearts with hope in God’s compassionate, unconditional love. Thank you for your generosity and prayers. You and your loved ones will be remembered in the prayers of all the Friars at the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude, especially during the Novena honoring Our Lady of Lourdes. Sincerely in Our Lady of Lourdes,     Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. Director, Rosary Shrine of St. Jude ✠

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