Well known as the patron saint of impossible causes and one of the most revered saints in Europe and America, Judas Thaddeus He appears last in the list of the twelve Apostles, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. The Gospel of John, meanwhile, clarifies that it is not Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus Christ.
With some evidence during the Last Supper, nothing is known about the life of Saint Jude Thaddeus after the Ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
His devotion is linked to an episode narrated by Saint Bridget in her Revelations (1492).
Saint Bridget wrote that Our Lord recommended her, when she wanted to ask for certain favors, to do so through the intercession of Saint Jude Thaddeus.
Since then, millions of people have prayed to the saint to find work and escape poverty.
What is the prayer to Saint Jude Thaddeus to escape from despair and achieve the impossible
Millions of devotees pray Saint Jude Thaddeus to overcome a moment of adversity. The Catholic agency Aci Prensa explains that, through their intercession, they invoke God’s help, especially to obtain a job, housing, healing from an illness or other benefits. One of the prayers recommended by the Church says:
“Most Glorious Apostle of Our Lord Jesus Christ, acclaimed by the faithful with the sweet title of Advocate of Desperate Cases, let me feel your powerful intercession by alleviating the very serious need in which I find myself.
For the close relationship that makes you the first cousin of Our Lord Jesus Christ, for the privations and hardships you suffered for Him, for the heroic martyrdom that you willingly accepted out of love for Him, for the promise that the divine Savior made to Saint Bridget, console the faithful who turn to your powerful intercession, obtain for me from the God of mercies and from his Most Holy Mother the grace that I ask of you with unlimited trust, my most gracious Father, I am certain that you will obtain it for me every time it suits glory of God and for the good of my soul. So be it.
Glorious Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus, pray for us (repeat three times).
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen”.
For find a jobthe Catholic portal recommends the following prayer:
“Saint Jude Thaddeus, intercessor of every difficult problem, find me a job in which I can fulfill myself as a human being and that my family does not lack what is necessary in every aspect of life, that preserves it despite adverse circumstances and problems.
May I progress in it, always improving my quality and enjoying health and strength. And day after day I try to be useful to everyone around me. I associate your intercession with the Holy Family, of which you are related, and I promise to spread your devotion as an expression of my gratitude for your favors.
Amen”.
Finally, for those who feel alonerecommends the following prayer:
“Holy Apostle Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus! The Church honors you and invokes you universally as the patron saint of difficult and desperate cases. Pray for me, I am alone and helpless.
I implore you to avail yourself of the special privilege that has been granted to you, to help quickly and visibly when all hope is almost lost. Come to my aid in this great need, so that I may receive comfort and help from heaven in all my needs, tribulations and sufferings, especially… (make request), and so that I may praise God with you and with all the elect forever .
I thank you, glorious Saint Jude, and I promise never to forget this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron and to gratefully do all I can to encourage your devotion. Amen”.
Source: Clarin
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