An Anchor for the Soul

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O God, Father of all consolation, you sent your apostle Jude to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth, and you have made him a sure helper in desperate need. As I begin this novena, turn your face toward me. Through the prayers of St. Jude, give me confidence that no cause is beyond your power and no one is beyond your love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pause in silence, and bring to mind the intention you are praying for.

In the app, your own saved intention rests here during the silence. The narration stays the same for everyone.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil,

When circumstances toss us about, hope is the anchor that holds - not because the storm is small, but because it is fixed in heaven, in the faithfulness of God. St. Jude's hope was anchored there, beyond the reach of any earthly loss.

Lord, my heart is restless and my situation unsettled, but you are unchanging. Be the anchor that holds me when everything around me moves. Through the prayers of St. Jude, fasten my hope to you alone, and keep me steady until the storm has passed. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

St. Jude, apostle and friend of Christ, you are honored as the helper of the hopeless and the patron of cases despaired of. Pray for me in this need, that I may not lose heart but trust the goodness of God. Carry my petition before the Lord, and obtain for me the grace I ask, if it is for the good of my soul. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.