I completed the St. Jude Novena. I said the novena because of my Interstitial Cystitis. My mother was a huge believer of this prayer. If you are interested in learning more about this novena, please read below.
The St. Jude Novena, often called the “Unfailing Novena,” is a 9-day devotion requiring the specific prayer to be recited nine times daily for nine consecutive days. It is traditionally dedicated to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes and desperate cases, to request intercession for urgent, impossible situations.
Key Practices and Traditions
- Daily Routine: Recite the prayer nine times each day for nine days.
- Final Day: On the ninth day, it is common to publish the prayer, leave nine copies in a church, or light a candle as a sign of gratitude.
- Tradition: Many practitioners believe the prayer is answered before the ninth day, often by the eighth.
Prayer to St. Jude
“O holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance.
Help me in my present and urgent petition (mention your request).”
“In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us and all who invoke your aid. Amen.”
Thank you.
TREATING INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS 