GATHER US IN Here in this place a new light is streaming, Now is the darkness vanished away, see in this space our fears and our dreamings, brought here to you in the light of this day. Gather us in the lost and forsaken Gather us in the blind and the lame; call to us now and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name. All: St. Jude, patron of the desperate and Saint of the Impossible, I turn to you in trusting prayer. Centuries of Christians have found you to be a mighty helper in overcoming seemingly impossible barriers. We entrust to you our present need. Pray that we never lose heart when the way seems dark and dreary. We await your help and praise God for guiding us to seek your help especially in difficult situations. Amen. Leader: St. Jude as helper in desperate cases has a special appeal to us. In our hour of trial, we might as well go to him and seek his powerful intercession. Let us pray. All: St. Jude, pray for us! That you would defend our Sovereign Pontiff and obtain peace and unity for the Holy Church, R: St. Jude, pray for us! That by your intercession, both priest and people of the Church may obtain an ardent zeal for the faith of Jesus Christ, R: St. Jude, pray for us! That You vouchsafe to aid and protect all those who honor you, R: St. Jude, pray for us! That all heathens and unbelievers may be converted to the true Faith, R: St. Jude, pray for us! That you would preserve us from all sin and from all occasion of sin, R: St. Jude, pray for us! Let us pray: Most holy Apostle St. Jude Thaddeus, 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 cases and things despaired of. Pray for me who am so miserable. Come to my assistance and intercede with the Divine Majesty that I may obtain the favor which I desire in this novena. (in silence, mention the intention)
if it be for the greater
honor and glory of God and of my own soul. Amen. PRAYER FOR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS Dear St. Jude, kinsman of Christ, we pray for those whom God Has given us to hold in special affection. We recommend to you all who are dear to us, all our close relatives and friends. Please intercede for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Help us to lighten their burdens and to brighten their days. Look tenderly upon us and assist us to fulfill the Lord's precept of loving others as ourselves. Amen. Prayer for Peace Dear St. Jude, we honor you as an apostle of Christ, a herald of the Prince of Peace. You remained faithful to your calling and died a martyr before being reunited with Christ in glory. Please look down with compassion upon our turbulent world. Intercede before the throne of grace that the present global turmoil may give way to peace and harmony among all nations. May we live at peace with one another and serve the Lord Jesus as messengers of his peace as you did. St. Jude, disciple of Jesus, pray for us. May we become the persons our Savior wants us to be St. Jude, reigning with Christ in glory, pray for us. May we bring forth fruit to life everlasting. St. Jude, advocate of hopeless cases, pray for us. Remind us that we can conquer all evil through Christ who loves us. Amen. THE OUR LADY OF MERCY CHILDRENS CHOIR IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS (8-12 yrs. Old) FOR INQUIRIES PLS. CONTACT THIS NUMBER: 0927-3070101