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PRAYER TO ST. JUDE

Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant
and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and
invokes you universally, as the patron of
hopeless cases, of things almost despaired
of. Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone.
Make use I implore you, of that particular
privilege given to you, to bring visible and
speedy help where help is almost despaired
of. Come to my assistance in this great need
that I may receive the consolation and
help of heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations, and sufferings, particularly
(here make your request) and that I may
praise God with you and all the elect
forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be
ever mindful of this great favor, to always
honor you as my special and powerful
patron, and to gratefully encourage
devotion to you. Amen.
Pray 9 times a day for 9 days:
"May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Glorified, Loved & Preserved throughout the world, now & forever.  Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for me.  Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me.  Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for me.  Amen."
"O most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, people honor and invoke you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, for I am so helpless and alone.   Please help to bring me visible and speedy assistance. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (state your request) and that I may praise God with you always." 
"I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you by publishing this request. Amen."
"Holy Saint Jude, Apostle and Martyr, Great in virtue and rich in miracles, Near kinsman of Jesus Christ, Faithful intercessor of all Who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depths of my heart And humbly beg to whom God has given such great power To come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition, In return I promise to make your name known And cause you to be invoked. Saint Jude pray for me and all those who invoke your aid. Amen." 
Followed by 3 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary and 3 Glory Be. A prayer of thanksgiving as well. Publish a copy each day. 
Say 9 times a day.  Novenas can be said at anytime for 9 days straight, but are most common during:
  • February Solemn Novena, February 12 - 20, 2011
  • May Solemn Novena, May 7 - 15, 2011
  • June Solemn Novena, June 18 - 26, 2011
  • August Solemn Novena, August 20 - 28, 2011
  • October Solemn Novena, October 22 - 30, 2011
The nine days of prayer signify the nine days the early Apostles prayed together during the time between the Ascension of Jesus and Pentecost, when they were truly inspired with the presence of the Holy Spirit. St. Jude was one of the Apostles and a cousin to Jesus.

St. Jude is often shown in paintings with a flame around his head.  This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles.


My personal testimonial:
St. Jude has interceded for me many times- so much so I named my first son after him. Pray and have faith, ask St. Jude to pray with you and on behalf of you. 

The Bible directs us to invoke those in heaven and ask them to pray with us. We pray with saints, not to them. Have you ever asked anyone to pray for you when you were having a hard time?
You may have chosen someone you could trust, or someone who understood your problem, or someone who was close to God. Those are all reasons we ask saints to pray for us in times of trouble. St. Jude is the Patron Saint for desperate cases and hopelessness, on Wednesdays pray to St. Jude for curing cancer and people afflicted with cancer. St. Jude pray for us!!!