There’s still time to light a St. Jude Vigil Light for your special intentions during this Advent season. We will remember your petitions at the National Shrine of St. Jude.
God’s love for us is strong. He seeks us out, always drawing us closer to Him in faith. St. Jude accompanies us in our Advent preparation for the birth of Christ. He offers the light of hope in the darkness of winter.
We will be praying for you this Advent, as always. See below our daily Advent Meditations for this final week of Advent.
| December 18 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
Thank you for taking time to pray the St. Jude Daily Advent Meditations. We look forward to praying with and for you during these holy days. Turn to St. Jude in a special way today. Give over to him whatever may be in your heart: sadness, joy, burdens, and longings. Know that you pray with all the members of the St. Jude League. Light the fourth candle of the Advent wreath. With this candle we pray that our faithful departed may see the full glory of God in heaven. Mary bore a son, and named him Jesus. Send your special intentions for Advent to the National Shrine of St. Jude today. |
| Monday, December 19
Let the Lord into your life. Spend some time in a quiet place with God today and enjoy the reward it will bring. Now that all the candles of the Advent wreath are lit, the light of Christ is growing stronger. Share that light with someone you encounter today. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Light a St. Jude Vigil Light for your special Advent intentions today. |
| Tuesday, December 20
Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Pray today for an end to war and violence, and ask God to help those affected by them. Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. Send your special intentions for Advent to the National Shrine of St. Jude today. |
| Wednesday, December 21
The first light of dawn is a symbol of God greeting his children. God is there not as a taskmaster, but as someone who wishes only to gladden hearts, brighten eyes, and get us ready for whatever the day brings. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests. Light a St. Jude Vigil Light for your special Advent intentions today. |
| Thursday, December 22
Think of the rejection Mary and Joseph faced when they were not received in the inn. Reflect on those who have rejected you in the past and forgive them now. On this shortest day of the year, pray that the light of Christ will shine through the darkness and the hope of St. Jude be made known to all. The world’s true light, the Lord, comes with power and might. Send your special intentions for Advent to the National Shrine of St. Jude today. |
| Friday, December 23
The birth of the Christ child is near! Take time today to reflect on what it means to celebrate the birth of our Lord and savior every year. Like Mary and Joseph who traveled to Bethlehem, say a prayer for those traveling during Christmas; may they be kept safe during their journeys. Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord! Light a St. Jude Vigil Light for your special Advent intentions today. |
| Saturday, December 24 — Christmas Eve
We take a moment this blessed Christmas Eve to reflect with expectant joy: Glory to God in the Highest! And peace to His people on earth! As the shepherds rejoiced with the angels, let us give glory to God for His goodness and love. As families gather for the holidays, pray to St. Jude to heal any divisions that may exist. Ask him to bless your family and to make it stronger in Christ’s love. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has visited and brought redemption to His people. Send your special intentions for Advent to the National Shrine of St. Jude today. |
| Sunday, December 25 — Christmas Day
We take a moment this blessed Christmas Day to reflect with joy: Joy fills the world, for Christ the Savior is born! And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. Light a St. Jude Vigil Light for your special Advent intentions today. |
Dear St. Jude intercede for us with GOD, pray for us, hel my family in this big need, to save my marriage, that my husband realize that he loves me still, that he wants to fix our marriage, our life together for us, for our kids. Please help me to have the right words to convince hima that and I will never hurt him again or disrespect him, that I love him very much, tha I am groing I am more mature, please give father O’S the words and me too to touch my husbands heart. Also that my husband doesn’t have anybody else out there, heal his soul, take his depression away, his anger away, his drinking and smoking new habits awa, to go back to church the way use to be before. Please St. Jude intercede for us with God. I will never forget this big favor. Thanks St. Jude Amen.
Dear St. Jude, pray for us intercede for us with God, oh dear St. Patron of hope friend of God, this coming Thursday me and my husband are going to the counselor please give me the right words to convince him that I love him deeply, that I never meant to hurt him when I said those things, please let him finally listen to me with his heart and fogive me for saying things I never meant just on a flesh of anger, please help him to understand that our family is the most important thing, that he loves me that he loves his kids and that he is willing as I am to work our marriage out, and be together for better or for worst as we said when we got married. Please St. Jude help us, Amen.
Dear St. Jude pray for us, you know our needs, tomorrow is a very important day for us, my family, my husband, my kids, myself, please holy apostol help us help me in this great need, put the right word on Father O’S to open my husbands mind that he needs us, that he still love me, that he wants his family, to fix his marriage. Dear Apostol St. Jude faithfull servant and friend of Jesus please take away those demonds that are around my husbands mind and life, all those friends that are bad influence for him specially at this time in his life where is going thru a depresion, midlle age crisis, marriage crisis etc. please help him to come back to you to Jesus back to church, to stop drinking and behaving like a teenager, to stop going to bars, clubs, stripper clubs etc. I promis, blessed S. 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
Once again dear St. Jude, implore you to help me my family, to intesede for us, my marriage is in danger, we need you help, please help my husband to clear his head to realized that he still love me, that he needs us his family his kids, to leave those friends that are not good people not for him – are bad influence. Please St. Jude help us I am despred. Amen.
Dear St. Jude, I implore you to please help me in my Marriage, please clear my husband’s mind (head) he is confused and depress, please make him realize that he love me still, and that he wants his family, our kids, us, please St. Jude intersede for us. Amen.
Dear St. Jude, I implore you to please help me in my Marriage, please clear my husband’s mind (head) he is confused and depress, please make him realize that he love me still, and that he wants his family, our kids, us, please St. Jude intersede for us. Amen.
Once again St. Jude I ask for your help, My marriage is in danger, St. Jude please help me as I am helpless, please help my husband to realize that he loves me and his family and our kids and to come back to me to us and help us to work together our diferences. Amen.