As the pious explanation goes, Christians rarely invoked St. Judas Thaddeus in their prayers because they were afraid that they might accidentally get the unwanted attention of Judas Iscariot.

St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day and on the ninth day your prayer will be answered. Publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude for answered prayers.

It was set up in the 1950s by the church's friars, who noticed they were getting an increasing number of requests for St Jude prayer cards ... be confused with Judas Iscariot - another of the ...

Therein, he grapples with accepting the damnation of Judas Iscariot — a man of self-destruction whose story elicits pity far more than scorn. Nerozzi writes: As I lie awake at night—struggling ...

Many parishes included a novena to St. Jude among weekly services. The novena prayer includes the observation ... so Jude is distinguished from Judas Iscariot by also be referred to as “Thaddeus ...

It’s also a time when the biblical character Judas Iscariot is remembered for his betrayal of Jesus. In many Orthodox and Catholic countries an effigy of Judas is burned as part of the Easter ...

Judas Iscariot and the Apostle Matthias, who succeeded him. More than 30,000 filled St. Peter’s square to hear the Holy Father speak of the part Judas played in God’s mysterious plan of salvation.

It’s also a time when the biblical character Judas Iscariot is remembered for his betrayal of Jesus. In many Orthodox and Catholic countries an effigy of Judas is burned as part of the Easter ...

In the early church, St. Jude was occasionally confused with Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, since their names are the same in Greek and Latin. He is also called Thaddeus in the ...