Day 1

The patron of last resorts

Jude Thaddeus was one of the Twelve, and for centuries almost nobody prayed to him. His name was too close to the other Judas, and people avoided it. The tradition holds that this is exactly why he became the patron of desperate cases: he was the apostle nobody asked, so he attends to the requests nobody else will take.

Whether or not that is how heaven works, it is a true description of how people arrive here. Almost nobody starts a novena to St. Jude. They arrive at one, after the other things did not work.

Begin

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Today’s petition

St. Jude, I have come to you late and after everything else, which is what you are for. Take this to God with me.

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Close

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

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