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St. Jude is the Catholic patron saint of impossible causes. The National Shrine of St. Jude and the St. Jude League bring together hundreds of thousands of devotees in a community of prayer and hope to our patron saint.
Founded in 1929 by the Claretian Missionaries, the National Shrine of St. Jude brings together hundreds of thousands of devotees in a community of prayer to our patron of hope, St. Jude.
St. Jude is the Patron Saint of Hope and impossible causes and one of Jesus’ original twelve Apostles.
Let St. Jude intercede for you by sending your prayers and petitions to the altar of St. Jude at the National Shrine of St. Jude. You can also share the hope of St. Jude with others by sending a prayer to a loved one.
Claretian Fr. James Tort founded the National Shrine of St. Jude in 1929 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago. To this day, the Claretians maintain the National Shrine of St. Jude, which receives petitions of need and gratitude from thousands of St. Jude devotees each year.
St. Jude is traditionally depicted carrying the image of Jesus in his hand. This represents the imprint of the divine Countenance that was entrusted to him by Jesus. We are confident that our invocation of our most powerful patron, St. Jude, lifts our petitions to the God who always loves us.
Founded in 1929 by the Claretian Missionaries, the National Shrine of St. Jude and the St. Jude League bring together hundreds of thousands of devotees in a community of prayer and hope. The faithful around the world send the Claretians their special intentions and stories of hope.
Through his intercession to Jesus on our behalf, St. Jude takes us into his continual care. He welcomes our prayers of gratitude to God, our petitions for strength and help, and offers hope for every intention.
Called the National Shrine of St. Jude, it was the first major shrine dedicated to him in this country. The story of this shrine and how it came to be is in itself an indication of how devotion to St. Jude has grown unusually quickly since the early twentieth century.
Claretian Fr. James Tort founded the National Shrine of St. Jude in 1929 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago. Fr. Tort was pastor of the parish and had been sent there by the Claretians to organize the construction of the church for a parish in need of hope and support.