Welcome to the St. Jude Virtual Shrine, located in the realm of cyber-space.
When we are going through difficult circumstances, God encourages us to ask Him for help. We don't have to try to face these impossible situations alone. Jesus assured his diciples; "...Lo, I am with you always..."
St. Jude Thaddeus was one of Jesus' disciples while Christ ministered on earth. Jude Thaddeus was probably born around 1 A.D. He saw Christ preach, feed the multitudes, heal the sick, cast out demons, walk on water, and raise the dead. Jesus imparted this power to his disciples including St. Jude.
Later, after Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Jude was with the others in the Upper Room when they received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is why pictures of St. Jude often depict tongues of fire above his head. The tongues of flames representing the Holy Spirit. "After that the Holy Ghost is come upon you..."
Ultimately, like most of the other disciples, St. Jude suffered a Martyr's death. His feast day on the Church Calendar is celebrated on October 28th.
The bible describes that those of us living on earth are being observed from the heavenly realm. We are; "...surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses..."
Since St. Jude wrote about remaining steadfast in our faith in God even in the face of desperate circumstances, it is appropriate to ask for St. Jude to intercede with us to Jesus, our Savior and Advocate, for a miraculous answer to our petitions.
Jesus revealed this and other spiritual dynamics; "...When two or more of you are gathered in my name, I am in your midst..." And; "...if two or more of you agree in prayer as touching something, (a difficult situation perhaps) ...I will do it for you."
St. Jude is one of those believers who now lives in the Heavenly Realm. He's with the others that have crossed over, he joins the multitude of Saints that cheer us on. By asking St. Jude to pray with us, we are agreeing together with another human about receiving the answer to our requests. We can ask St. Jude to agree with us concerning our prayers to Jesus. We can ask other believers here on earth to agree with us in prayer.
God wants all his children to work together, to pray for each other.
Absolutely, Jesus is our Advocate before the Throne of God. He has assured us that He hears our prayers, and desires to answer them in a powerful way. Asking other believers to "agree together with us concerning our prayer requests" is a powerful spiritual truth.
We may be so overwhelmed by grief or struggle, that we loose heart. We need our fellow believers to help lift each other up in prayer. We should pray for one another.
If you need healing, pray for someone else's healing too. And then give grateful thanks to our loving Savior. Tell the world about the great things God has granted you. Publish your thanks. Make it known to the world what God has done for you. It will bring Glory to God, and cause others to seek Him as well. More will be encouraged to reach out to our Heavenly Father for help in desperate circumstances.
