The Life and Prayers of Saint Jude

by Wyatt North

Also known as Saint Jude Thaddeous, Saint Jude is known as the most powerful Patron Saint of Desperate Cases. Christians turn to Saint Jude for hope in what often seem like hopeless circumstances. Whether it an illness in the family, a dissolving marriage, or financial struggles, Saint Jude answers our calls when we are at our darkest hour. God rewarded Saint Jude with the incredible power to help the desperate. Saint Jude is a true friend, who we can look to when feeling hopeless and alone. During a time in our world when resources are few and families find themselves in desperate times, calls to Saint Jude are louder than ever.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Biography, Christian

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2012

Reviews

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3.25]
Really good informative but brief read. Much of the information we have about Saint Jude as a historical figure is disputed among scholars regarding its validity; in this manner, writing a short bio of St. Jude is a rather difficult task. It's quite remarkable how little solidified information we have regarding not just an important figure within Church history, but one who is associated so directly as a firsthand disciple and possible blood relative to Jesus Christ. Not only this, but much of his mission work is conducted in partnership with St. Simon Peter, who arguably has one of the most clear and distinctive mission histories available to us.

This text, as a byproduct of the above note, handles mostly apocryphal texts and legends, and does not distinguish the views of Saint Jude according to Catholic belief and Orthodoxy belief (for the most part, this bio has been written in accordance with the understanding of the patron Saint Jude as presented by the Catholic Church). I would have loved to see this delve into more disputes regarding Orthodoxy, Catholic, and Protestant views of the saint, though this is arguably quite a demand seeing what little historical documentation we have of him. Though, I was particularly encapsulated by the
historical information of Saint Jude in relation to the Manichaeism belief system and the Syrian texts preserving portions of his mission work.

Personally, this bio left me with many more questions than what I began with, but I cannot say I did not have any takeaways from this. It is historically clear there is not much consensus regarding information of Saint Jude's mission and life, but it is no doubt he certainly had a large influence in spreading the gospel and early church in Judea, Samaria, Syria,... even if much of the details are currently untraceable.

[Bill Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent but Short

This is an interesting read on Saint Jude in the early disciples of the church. If references miracles places he visited his kinship with Peter and his closeness to Jesus. Overall it is a very good read. It also gives a number of prayers to Saint Jude at the end of the book

[Loretta Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enlightening and informative account of the life ofSt Jude

Pleasant and easy reading of one of the Apostles. The author has written a very good record of the life and working of a this Saint.

[Friar Dismas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, but informative. The cover is very nice, which makes the inside production value kind of curious -- there are some basic errors and odd judgments in layout that make it seem a little rushed or unedited. But overall, good information.

[Wendi Enright · Rating 3 out of 5]

So grateful to St. Judge for helping Bill where he could; trying to continue honor him for his prayers.

[Jackie Volbrecht]

actually had no expectation and that was probably good!

[Susan Matthews · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Life and Or as years of Saint Jude

I found the stories written in this book infantile. True miracles is one thing but I couldn't see St. Peter and St. Jude doing or saying what was recorded in this book.

[Rick Lee Lee James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent Extra canonical bio

There are at least four people in the Bible who are possibly considered to be Saint Jude. Using this information, and extra canonical stories, the life of Saint Jude is crafted and told briefly here. As with most books in this series the prayers at the end of the book are worth the price of the book itself.

[Peggy Dover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enlightening!

This book is filled with interesting and uplifting information about a saint who helps and comforts all who seek his help.

[Benjamin Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book

I never knew he was the patron Saint of hopeless situations. Good to know and well written I love this series.

[Esther Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating history on Jude regarding his life & ministry in Syria.