Novena For Terri-Second Day

St. Jude Novena

Second Day

World conquerors we call the Apostles.

These twelve men, chosen by Christ, proved
to be history's most important conquerors.
Unarmed, save with the power of truth,
unarmored, save for the grace of God, they
moved under the leadership of Peter and of
his field marshal, Paul, to win the nations for
the kingdom of Christ.

They never lost sight of the Savior and of
the happiness that would come to men and
women who became His in utter devotion.

They spoke with His voice repeating the
things He had taught them.

They took bread and wine, and, by the
same words and gestures that He had used,
they turned these elements into His body
and blood. "This is my body...This is my
blood," He had said. Then He added: "Do
this for a commemoration of me."

They drove from the souls of men the worst
of enemies, Satan and sin. For they exercised
the power He gave them: "Whose sins you
shall forgive, they are forgiven them."

Everywhere they taught His way of Life, the
mystery of His cross, the glory of His
resurrection. For He had commanded: "Go
ye into the whole world, and preach the Gospel to
every creature."

Among these glorious world conquerors
was Jude. In his honor we say:

O God, who through Thy blessed Apostle
Jude hast brought us into the knowledge of
Thy name, grant that by advancing in virtue
we may set forth his everlasting glory, and by
setting forth his glory we may advance in
virtue. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son,
who livest and reignest with Thee in the unity
of the Holy Ghost. God, world without end.

Amen.