Prayer to Saint Jude for Impossible Causes

A Prayer for When Everything Seems Lost

Saint Jude is known throughout the world as the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes, the helper of those who feel overwhelmed, desperate, or without solutions.
If you are facing a situation where human help seems insufficient, this powerful prayer invites you to place your trust in God through the intercession of His faithful apostle, Saint Jude.

Who Is Saint Jude?

Saint Jude was one of the twelve Apostles and a close relative of Jesus. Though often misunderstood because of his name, he was a loyal disciple who preached the Gospel with courage and suffered martyrdom for Christ.
Because of countless miracles attributed to his intercession, especially in desperate circumstances, the Church invokes him as the patron of difficult and hopeless cases.

When Should You Pray to Saint Jude?

You may pray this devotion when you feel:

overwhelmed by a situation with no visible solution
in financial or legal distress
deeply worried about someone you love
in a crisis of health or emotional suffering
spiritually exhausted or losing hope
in urgent need of a miracle

This prayer is for moments when you cannot do it alone anymore.

A Powerful Prayer to Saint Jude for Impossible Causes

Most holy Apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of difficult and desperate cases.
Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone.
Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired.
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 –

(make your request here),

and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever.
I promise, O blessed Saint 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.