Jude Thaddeus
Feast: October 28
(Georges de La Tour, ca. 1620)
(PD)
Saint Jude Thaddeus, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Not to be confused with Judas Iscariot, he is traditionally believed to have preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Mesopotamia, and Libya. He was martyred in Persia alongside the apostle Simon.
Patron of:
- Desperate Causes
- Lost Causes
- Hospitals
Oratio ad Sanctum Iudam
Sancte Iuda, Apostole et Martyr,
virtúte magnus et mérito praeclare,
Iesu Christi fidelis intercessor:
memor esto mei,
qui ad te confúgio in angústiis meis.
Obtíne mihi, quaeso,
gratiam quam húmiliter implóro.
Ne despícias petitiónem meam;
tu enim peculiáriter et próprie
patrónus es desperatórum.
Amen.
Saint Jude, Apostle and Martyr,
great in virtue and rich in merit,
faithful intercessor of Jesus Christ:
remember me,
who comes to you in my distress.
Obtain for me, I beg,
the grace which I humbly implore.
Do not despise my petition;
for you are especially and properly
the patron of desperate cases.
Amen.
— Traditional prayer