The St Jude Never Fail Novena
A Series of Prayers to Solve the Impossible

Flower Offerings to St. Jude	Image of St. Jude

The Novena to St Jude is widely known as a series of prayers that a person recites for nine days with the objective of solving a difficult problem or receiving a gift from St Jude that otherwise is almost impossible to obtain.

Hispanics know about the St Jude Novena and regard it as a very powerful one. You can see many ads online and on the papers simply thanking St. Jude for the help received.

Many years ago, praying the St Jude Never Fail Novena included fasting, reciting the novena and meditating. This was true for any novena, but as times changed so did the religious customs. Today, praying is the most common part of the novena and if you wish you can fast and meditate to make your experience more profound.

Who Is St. Jude?

St. Jude was one of the 12 apostles. He worked tirelessly on the salvation of the gentiles’ souls, and traveled throughout Libya, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Persia, and even southern Russia spreading the gospel and converting many to Christianity.

The meaning of Jude or “Judas” in Spanish is giver of joy, and his second name Thaddeus or “Tadeo” in Spanish means generous and kind. Jude Thaddeus is not Judas Iscariot the one who betrayed Jesus after the last supper.

Let’s start by getting familiar with his life. St Jude or “San Judas Tadeo,” like we call him in Spanish was probably a cousin of Jesus. Mathew refers to him as one of the “brethren" which is a word in Hebrew that indicates a blood relationship.

St. Jude comes from the tribe of David. His mother Mary was a cousin of Jesus’ mother, and his father was one of Joseph’s cousins. He probably comes from a line of farmers for the tribe of Juda was made of farming people.

He was an inspirational support to early believers who were suffering terrible persecution in Eastern churches. He wrote a gospel letter to them providing moral support and exhorting them to never abandon their faith. This role made him the patron of desperate causes.

His death was one of martyrdom. He died by the hands of an enraged mob which bludgeoned him to death. Today St. Jude is pictured everywhere holding a club, in memory of how he died. St Jude went everywhere preaching with the apostle St. Simon and their bodies lay together in St. Peter's in Rome.

How to Pray the St Jude Never Fail Novena

Pray the St Jude Never Fail Novena for nine consecutive days once a day. If you do start the St. Jude novena on October 20th you will be able to end on October the 28th when we celebrate St. Jude’s day.

You should know that once St. Jude answers your prayers you must publicly thank him for his help. You can do this by taking out an ad in the classifieds section of newspapers or by doing it via online on publications on the internet.

Before you start the St Jude Never Fail Novena prepare yourself by looking at the image of St Jude and what it signifies. Concentrate and try to gain inner peace. Then say your need and continue by reciting and thinking about the meaning of the prayer below. Faith, faith and faith is the principal ingredient.

The Power of the St Jude Never Fail Novena

The St. Jude Never Fail Novena is widely regarded as powerful and many people who pray it attest to that by publishing on the papers their thanks to St. Jude.

Many Hispanic families own the small booklet that has the entire classical novena. I remember my grandma praying the St Jude Novena in front of the image of St. Jude in a special “gruta” or niche on the wall we used to have in our interior garden in the home I grew up in.

I always heard that if you had a real need, an impossible one to solve you should start praying the St. Jude Never Fail Novena because he always provided help. Maybe this is why this novena is well known around the world.

Just be aware that there are many variations of the St Jude Never Fail novena. You can also find the Healing Prayer to St. Jude, the Prayer to St. Jude for Peace, the Prayer to St. Jude for Today, the Prayer to St. Jude for Tomorrow, the Prayer to St. Jude for Eternal Life, the Prayer to St. Jude for Families, and the Prayer of Thanksgiving to St. Jude. You may choose the one that suits you best. Here I present the classic short St. Jude Never Fail Novena which is simple and powerful.