Novena to St. Jude Day 9

O holy Saint Jude, apostle and martyr, grant that we may so dispose our lives that we may always be pleasing to God. In working out our salvation in this life we have many needs and necessities.Today we turn to you, asking you to intercede for us and obtain for us the favors we ask of God. Especially do we petition for:

The health of my cousin's baby

May we not so much seek temporal good but rather what will avail our souls, knowing that it will profit us nothing if we gain the whole world yet suffer the loss of our soul.Therefore, may we incline ourselves toward the divine will, seeing God’s good and gracious purpose in all our trials.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 8

I talked briefly with my cousin this morning. His wife should be able to come home on Friday. The baby has been going through a series of health crises but they've been getting progressively less serious and farther apart. She's still got a long way to go before she's out of the woods even if she does end up surviving.

O holy Saint Jude, apostle of Christ, pray that we may ever imitate the Divine Master and live according to His will. May we cooperate with the grace of God and ever remain pleasing in His sight. Especially do we ask you to plead for us and obtain whatsoever is necessary for our salvation. Forget not our special petitions:

The health of my cousin's daughter

May we always be thankful to God for the blessings we have received in the past. Whatsoever we ask for the present or future, we submit to the divine will, realizing that God knows best what is good for us. We know He will respond to our prayers and petitions in one way or another.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 7

O holy apostle Saint Jude, in whose honor we are gathered today, may we never forget that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ chose you to be one of twelve apostles. Because of this and of the martyrdom you suffered for the Faith, we know you are a close friend of Almighty God. Therefore we do not hesitate to petition you in our necessities, especially:

that the doctors can find out what is wrong with my cousin's little girl and treat it successfully

We humbly submit ourselves to the will of God, knowing full well that no sincere prayer is ever left unanswered. May we see God’s good and gracious purpose working in all our trials.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 6

I have still not heard anything about the amnio results and am praying that no news = good news.

St. Jude, apostle of Christ and helper in despairing cases, hear the prayers and petitions of those who are gathered together in your honor. In all our needs and desires may we only seek what is pleasing to God and what is best for our salvation. These, our petitions:

For the health of my cousin's baby and wife

We submit to you, asking you to obtain them for us, if they are for the good of our souls. We are resigned to God’s Holy will in all things, knowing that He will leave no sincere prayer unanswered in some way though it may be in a way unexpected by us.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 5

O holy St. Jude, apostle and companion of Christ Jesus, you have shown us by example how to lead a life of zeal and devotion. We humbly entreat you today to hear our prayers and petitions. Especially do we ask you to obtain for us the following favor:

the health of my cousin's wife and baby

Grant that in praying for present and future favors we may not forget the innumerable ones granted in the past but often return to give thanks. Humbly we resign ourselves to God’s holy will, knowing that he alone knows what is best for us especially in our present needs and necessities.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 4

DD is such a sweet and sensitive little girl. She told me that she had a dream God sent down angels from Heaven to bring a medicine to heal my cousin's baby. I certainly wish there was such a medicine!

Saint blessed Jude, you were called to be one of Christ’s chosen apostles and labored to bring men to a knowledge and love of God; listen with compassion to those gathered together to honor you and ask; your intercession. In this troubled world of ours we have many trials, difficulties, and temptations. Plead for us in the heavenly court, asking that our petitions may be answered, especially the particular one we have in mind at this moment:

the health of my cousin's wife and baby

May it please God to answer our prayers in the way that he knows best, giving us grace to see his purpose in all things.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 3

No results yet from the amnio my cousin's wife had done on Tuesday. It'll be Monday at the earliest before they hear anything. We're all just praying that no news = good news....

O holy St. Jude, apostle of Jesus Christ,you who have so faithfully and devotedly helped to spread his Gospel of Light, we who are gathered together today in your honor, ask and petition you to remember us and our needs. Especially do we pray for:

the health of my cousin's baby and wife

May it also please our Lord to lend an ear to your supplications in our behalf. Grant that we may ever pray with fervor and devotion, resigning ourselves humbly to the divine will, seeing God’s purpose in all our trials and knowing that he will leave no sincere prayer unanswered in some way.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 2

I talked to my aunt earlier today and the situation with my cousin's baby has gotten even graver. The doctors did an ultrasound and have discovered a risk of placenta abruptio, which can be life-threatening to both the baby and mother. They expect to hear the preliminary results of the amnio tomorrow but even if it turns out normal, the chances that the baby will survive to 37 weeks are slim.



Please join me in praying to St. Jude, the patron saint of seemingly hopeless causes, for a miracle for my cousin's family!



O blessed apostle Jude, who has been instrumental in gathering us here together this day, grant that we may always serve Jesus Christ as he deserves to be served, giving of our best efforts in living as he wishes us to live. May we dispose our hearts and minds that God will always be inclined to listen to our prayers and petitions, especially those petitions which we entrust to your care and for which we as you to plead for us:



for the health of my cousin's baby and wife



Grant that we may be enlightened as to what is best for us, in the present and future, not forgetting the blessings we have received in the past.



Amen.



St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!

Novena to St. Jude Day 1

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 Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases, and of things despaired of. Pray for me who am so distressed. Make use, I implore you, of that particular privilege accorded you to bring visible and speedy help where help was almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and succor of Heaven in all my necessities,tribulations and sufferings, particularly:

the health of my cousin's unborn baby girl

and that I may bless God with you and all the elect throughout eternity. St. Jude, apostle, martyr, and relative of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Mary, and of Joseph, intercede for us!

O blessed apostle St. Jude, who labored zealously among the Gentiles in many lands, and performed numerous miracles in needy and despairing cases, we invoke you to take special interest in us and our needs. We feel that you understand us in a particular way. Hear our prayers and our petitions and plead for us in all our necessities. May we be patient in learning God’s holy will and courageous in carrying it out.

Amen.

St. Jude, pray for us!

My Jesus, mercy!