A prayer to ask the intercession of St. Jude for serious problems,
When one is feeling hopeless and alone, and for desperate cases.
Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor who delivered your beloved Master into
the hands of his enemies has caused you to be forgotten by many,
but the Church honors and invokes you universally
as the patron of hopeless causes, of things almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the
consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations,
and sufferings, particularly add your own request here and
that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever.
I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor,
to always honor you as my special and powerful patron,
and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.