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Saint Jude Reunites a Family
Saint Jude Reunites a Family By Katie Connor* I would like to thank Saint Jude for answering my prayer. I have been praying to him for over two years and this past July I received...
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First Saturday’s Devotion
Dear Friend of Our Lady & Saint Jude, Our Blessed Mother said, “Look, my daughter, at my Heart encircled by these thorns with which men pierce it at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude....
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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...
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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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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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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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Praying for your Intentions in Krakow
Our Dominican Friars assisted the Knights of Columbus with the international English speaking catechetical site and youth festival during World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow with our Holy Father, Pope Francis. During our pilgrimage through...