Died in the 1st Century BCE in Persia
Feast Day: October 28th & June 19th

ST. JUDE, also known as St. Jude Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of our Savior Jesus Christ. According to ancient writers, St. Jude preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Libya. In 62 CE, he returned to Jerusalem to assist in the election of his brother St. Simeon, as bishop of Jerusalem. Around 65 CE, St Jude suffered martyrdom in Armenia (Beirut, Lebanon) with the apostle St. Simon the Zealot.

Artwork: Bicci di Loenzo, St Jude Thaddaeus, 1440,
Fresco (fragment), Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.

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A Call to Persevere
by St. Jude

“But you, dear friends,
build yourselves up in your most holy faith
and pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in the love of God as you wait
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
to bring you to eternal life.”
— Jude 1:20-21

Prayer to Saint Jude

St. Jude, glorious Apostle,
faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor has caused you
to be forgotten by many,
but the true Church invokes you universally
as the Patron of things despaired of;
pray for me, that finally I may receive the consolations
and the succor of Heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations, and sufferings,
particularly (here make your request),
and that I may bless God with the Elect
throughout Eternity.
Amen.