Earlier this week, Dan and I had the opportunity to pray to Saint Jude and venerate his arm, which was separated from his remains centuries ago. Now encased in a wooden reliquary, the relic is making its way across the U.S.
Saint Jude’s popularity stretches far and wide, and for good reason. Known as the Apostle of the Impossible, hehas interceded for the faithful for centuries.
Danny Thomas, actor and founder of @stjude, is perhaps one of the most well-known recipients of Saint Jude’s intercession. When he was a young husband with a child on the way, Mr. Thomas was struggling to make ends meet, so he turned to the saint in a time of desperation.
“Show me my way in life,” Thomas said, “and I will build you a shrine.”
The rest, as they say, is history.
Which leads me to recall what @grinnanedward once shared from a priest:
“Today,” the priest said, “we celebrate the feast of St. Jude, often called the saint of hopeless causes. Yet I believe Jude is the saint of hopeful causes, because all who come to the Lord through him in prayer believe that even the most difficult problems can be made right by God.”
May we remember that the next time we face a daunting situation and turn to Saint Jude with renewed hope.
Saint Jude, ora pro nobis!
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