As a reader of the Saint Jude Messenger, you’ve heard of families receiving a life-saving blessing from Saint Jude at a moment of trial. Maybe you yourself have been the beneficiary of the Apostle’s favor...
The lives of Jesus’ grandparents—Saints Anne and Joachim—remind us all of a basic truth: persistence in prayer and the patient endurance of sorrows always bears spiritual fruit.
Saint Jude the Apostle is the general patron saint of “lost causes” or “desperate situations.” This is because Jude was a saint who was often forgotten throughout history because of his name.
On May 23rd, 2008, I was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ. I like to think that my Nana—my Irish grandmother—is having a great laugh right now. She always hoped that I would become a...
Are you stressed? Are you overwhelmed with work? Does your day feel like one, big, exhausting effort just to survive? Are you so desperately busy that you’ve started identifying with Wile E. Coyote in his...
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St. John Paul II called the thought of the Dominican Friar St. Thomas Aquinas “one of the great philosophical revelations” of his life. He first wrestled with St. Thomas’ writings while studying for the priesthood...
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With St. Jude, all things are possible! In the New Testament, we hear those words, “all things are possible” not once, but twice. First, at the Annunciation when the Angel Gabriel speaks them to the...
We invite you to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Rosary with a special Novena of Masses at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude, beginning on September 29th and concluding on October 7th. If you...