Review: St Jude  Patron Saint of Impossible Causes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
The Life and Prayers of Saint Jude the Apostlegives us a look into the many incidents and miracles  that occurred in his preaching and teaching of the gospel that make Catholics and many Christians view him as the patron saint of desperate causes.  Saint Jude is also the brother of the apostle St James. Matthew 13:55 refers to Jude and others as brothers of Jesus but many believe that when brother is used in the bible it can also refer to relatives who were brothers, nephews, cousins or uncles.St Jude is also referred to as Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:3 the names of the 12 apostles). St Jude also speaks to Jesus at the last supper ( John 14:22).  In all the stories of St. Jude's life the author gives the source he is referring to and advises that it is up to us whether or not to take some of the stories with a grain of salt.  One reference that I looked up that gave a lot of information was The Golden Legend.The Life and Prayers of Saint Jude the Apostlealso give the traditional prayers and novenas to him.  This is the tenth in the series on saints by Wyatt North and I would recommend them all especiallyThe Life and Prayers of Saint Thérèse of LisieuxandThe Life and Prayers of Saint Joseph