Prayer to Saint Jude

O glorious apostle, Saint Jude Thaddeus, true relative of Jesus and Mary, I salute you through the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Through this Heart I praise and thank God for all the graces He has bestowed upon you. Humbly prostrate before you, I implore you through this Heart, to look down upon me with compassion. Oh, despise not my poor prayer; let not my trust be confounded! To you God has granted the privilege of aiding mankind in the most desperate cases. Oh, come to my aid, that I may praise the mercies of God. All my life I will be grateful to you and will be your faithful client until I can thank you in heaven. Amen.

Litany

Lord, have mercy on us.                        Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.                         Christ hear us.
                                                                      Christ graciously hear us. 

God the Father of Heaven,                                   have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,               have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,                                               have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,                                           have mercy on us.

Saint Jude, relative of Jesus and Mary,                          pray for us.
Saint Jude, while on earth deemed worthy to see 

   Jesus and Mary, and to enjoy their company,            pray for us.
Saint Jude, raised to the dignity of an apostle,             pray for us.
Saint Jude, who had the honor of beholding your 

   Divine Master humble himself to wash your feet,      pray for us.
Saint Jude, who at the Last Supper received the 

   Holy Eucharist from the hands of Jesus,                     pray for us.
Saint Jude, who after the profound grief which the 

   death of your beloved Master caused you, had the

   consolation of beholding Him risen from the dead, 

   and assisting at His glorious Ascension,                     pray for us.

Saint Jude, who was filled with the Holy Spirit on 

   the day of Pentecost,                                                                pray for us.
Saint Jude, who preached the Gospel in Persia,                pray for us.
Saint Jude, who converted many people to the Faith,      pray for us.
Saint Jude, who performed wonderful miracles in the 

   power of the Holy Spirit,                                                          pray for us.
Saint Jude, who restored an idolatrous king to health, 

   of both soul and body,                                                              pray for us.
Saint Jude, who imposed silence on demons, and 

   confounded their oracles,                                                        pray for us.
Saint Jude, who foretold to a weak prince an honorable 

   peace with a powerful enemy,                                                pray for us.
Saint Jude, who took from deadly serpents the power 

   of injuring people,                                                                       pray for us.
Saint Jude, who disregarding the threats of the impious,

   courageously preached the doctrine of Christ,                pray for us.
Saint Jude, who gloriously suffered martyrdom for 

   the love of your Divine Master,                                               pray for us.

Blessed apostle, with confidence we invoke you.
Blessed apostle, with confidence we invoke you.
Blessed apostle, with confidence we invoke you.

Saint Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress.
Saint Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress.
Saint Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress.

That by your intercession, both priests and people 

   of the Church may obtain an ardent zeal for the 

   Faith of Jesus Christ,                                      we beseech you, hear us.
That you defend our Sovereign Pontiff and obtain 

   peace and unity for the Holy Church,         we beseech you, hear us.
That all heathen and unbelievers may be converted 

   to the true Faith,                                                we beseech you, hear us.
That faith, hope and charity may increase in our

 hearts,                                                             we beseech you, hear us.

That we may be delivered from all evil thoughts, 

   and from all the snares of the devil,            we beseech you, hear us.
That you aid and protect all those who 

   honor you,                                                            we beseech you, hear us.
That you preserve us all from sin and from all 

   occasion of sin,                                                  we beseech you, hear us.
That you defend us at the hour of death, against 

   the fury of the devil and his evil spirits,      we beseech you, hear us.

Pray for us, that before death we may expiate all our sins by   

   Sincere repentance and the worthy reception of the Holy 

   Sacraments

Pray for us, that we may appease the Divine Justice, and obtain a 

    favorable judgment.
Pray for us, that we may be admitted into the company of the 

   blessed,  to rejoice in the presence of our God, forever.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
   Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
   Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
   Have mercy on us, O Lord.

Saint Jude, pray for us,
And for all who invoke your aid. 

Prayer

Glorious apostle, martyr and relative of Jesus, Saint Jude Thaddeus, who spread the true Faith among the most barbarous and distant nations; who won to the obedience of Jesus Christ many tribes and peoples by the power of His holy Word, grant, I beseech you, from this day I may renounce every sinful habit, that I may be preserved from all evil thoughts, that I may always obtain your assistance, particularly in every danger and difficulty, and that I may safely reach the heavenly country, with you, to adore the most Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit forever and ever.

Amen.