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| St. Jude Thaddeus |
30th Wed 28 Oct 2015, Luke 6_12-19 cf. Magnificat
Jesus spent the whole night in prayer.
In the morning he chose his twelve Apostles.
Who is St. Jude Thaddeus?
St. Jude is the Patron Saint of Hope and hopeless cases
King Abagar of Edessa asked Jesus to cure him of leprosy and sent an artist to bring him an icon of Jesus. Impressed with Abagar’s great faith, Jesus pressed His face on a cloth, leaving the image of His face on it. He gave the cloth to St. Jude, who took the image to Abagar and cured him.
In the middle ages, in a vision, Christ told St. Bridget, “In accordance with his surname, Thaddeus, which means amiable or loving, he will show himself most willing to give help.”
In the early 20th century, devotion to St Jude was almost unknown. It resurfaced when a Claretion Father in Chicago built a shrine to St Jude. Today, millions of people around the world turn to St. Jude for help.
In Cameroon and Nigeria, there is a flourishing St Jude Society in almost every parish. They have more than their fair share of hopeless cases. May the Lord help them.
Father, may the Holy Spirit renew our hearts with faith, Hope and charity, through Christ our Lord.
Ps. Thank you William for your kind condolences on Patricia's departing this world. She was a gem, natural and supernatural.
I also thank you for your most interesting comments on "Reading the signs of the times" and other snippets. I thoroughly enjoy them, they are so apposite and uplifting.
Gabrielle Bossis says Our Lord wants us to always smile with his smile. It is not so easy when you look solemn even when quite happy inside. The chief concelebrant at the funeral Mass smiled a lot at appropriate places. He also does not find it easy. How about you? The Pentecostals seem to smile a lot more than main stream churches. Brendan.
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