The purpose of the Saint Jude Apostolate is to further the devotion to Saint Jude, "Patron of Difficult Cases," and to foster the education of worthy students for the Dominican Priesthood and Brotherhood.

A person may be enrolled whether living or dead. Enrollment can be made annually, or perpetually. Families can be enrolled as well as individuals. All those enrolled are remembered daily in prayers of the Dominican Fathers and during the Solemn Novenas at the Shrine of Saint Jude, seven times a year.