Haiku My Heart: St. Jude

This prayer was found here.
O most holy apostle, St. Jude,
faithful servant and friend of Jesus --
People honor and invoke you universally,
as the patron of hopeless cases,
of things almost despaired of.
Pray for me,
for I am so helpless and alone.
Please help to bring me visible and speedy assistance.
Come to my assistance
 in this great need that I may receive
the consolation and help of heaven
in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings,
 particularly (state your request)
and that I may praise God with you always.
I promise, O blessed St. 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 by publishing this request.
 Amen

St. Jude, patron saint
of frantic and hopeless ones
fill them with your trust.

The object on top of St. Jude's head 

is a flame which

identifies his presence at Pentecost.

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