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Saint Jude is the patron saint of these causes.

desperate situations

forgotten causes

hospital workers

hospitals

impossible causes

lost causes

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Why is Saint Jude the patron saint for the hopeless situations?

St. Jude is frequently confused with Judas, who betrayed Our Lord. When people were told to pray to St. Jude, they would think Judas and respond that praying to Judas was a hopeless cause.


Why is Jude the patron saint of lost caues?

St. Jude has frequently been confused with Judas Iscariot. When people were told to pray to St. Jude they understood it to be Judas and would say that it was a "lost cause."


Why is Saint Jude called the patron of hopeless?

St. Jude is frequently confused with Judas, who betrayed Our Lord. When people were told to pray to St. Jude, they would think Judas and respond that praying to Judas was a hopeless cause.


Which saint to pray to to get rid of your boss?

St. Jude the Saint of whom it is said could make the impossible possible!


What is Saint Jude's full name?

Jude Thaddeus or Thaddeus Jude.


Was St. Jude the Judas?

No, they were two distinct individuals. The confusion of the two led to St. Jude being declared the patron saint of hopeless causes. People would confuse the two and when told to pray to St. Jude for an intention would respond, "That would be a hopeless cause."


Which saints should one pray to for guidance and protection?

Some saints that are commonly prayed to for guidance and protection include Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Jude, Saint Anthony, and Saint Christopher.


Was Saint Jude a man or a woman?

Saint Jude was a man.


What is St. Jude known best for?

St. Jude is known as the saint of hopeless causes. His name was frequently confused with the traitor Judas. When people were told to pray to St. Jude they often responded "That would be a hopeless cause!" thinking of Judas rather that Jude. So, the title stuck and St. Jude became the patron saint of hopeless causes and a saint of last resort for many Christians.


Why is Saint Jude the patron saint of lost causes?

His patronage of lost or impossible causes traditionally derives from confusion by many early Christians between Jude and the traitor Judas Iscariot; not understanding the difference between the names, they never prayed for Jude's help, and devotion to him became something of a lost cause.


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What was the Saint Jude made for?

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