Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, One of my favorite antiphons of the Divine Office states, “See how the Cross of Christ stands revealed as the Tree of Life.” For me, it brings to mind the Roman Basilica of San Clemente which has been under the custody of the Irish Dominicans since the seventeenth century, […]
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Our Lady of Lourdes Novena (February 3-11) Daily Mass Currently all Mass intentions are celebrated at the daily morning Mass, which is live-streamed on the St. Jude YouTube or the St. Dominic Church YouTube channels at 8:00 a.m. Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. Sat, and 9:30 a.m. Sun. Due to the Coronavirus restrictions, a limited number of […]
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Our Lady of Lourdes, be our comfort, hope, strength, and consolation. Amen. Dear Friends of St. Jude, “What saddens you?” This question was asked of Our Lady by St. Bernadette at the sixth apparition. At the Grotto of Massabielle, the Virgin showed herself eighteen times to Bernadette Soubirous. Under the title “the Immaculate Conception,” she […]
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Christmas 2020 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” -Isaiah 9:1 Dear Friends of St. Jude, More than two millennia ago, a child was born in Bethlehem, a small village outside of Jerusalem. Angels announced to shepherds and visiting Magi that this child was the Messiah, the Savior of the world. […]
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St. Jude Novena, October 20 – October 28 Daily Mass Currently all Mass intentions are celebrated at the daily morning Mass, which is live-streamed on the St. Jude YouTube or the St. Dominic Church YouTube channels at 8:00 a.m. Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. Sat, and 9:30 a.m. Sun. Due to the Coronavirus restrictions, a limited number […]
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Dear Friends of St. Jude: The urgency and centrality of the Gospel message has lost none of its potency in this most difficult of years. With all the terrible occurrences of 2020, it is easy to lose sight of the preaching of the Apostles: “The Kingdom of God is at hand!” We may well ask […]
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Dear Friend of St. Jude: At St. Dominic’s Church, home of the Shrine of St. Jude, each August is set aside as a special month of celebration and prayer in honor of its great patron, St. Dominic, whose Feast day is August 8. At the conclusion of that month, the Shrine dedicates a three-day Triduum to St. […]
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Click here for the form: Father’s Day Novena, June 13-21
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St. Peregrine Novena, June 1 – June 9 Daily Mass Currently all Mass intentions are celebrated at the daily morning Mass, which is live-streamed 8 a.m. Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. Sat, and 10 a.m. Sun. Join us in our novena June 1-9 as we entrust our intentions to the intercessory power of St. Jude and St. […]
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Dear Friend of St. Jude, St. Peregrine Laziosi is the saint for these troubled times of global pandemic! He has become the patron saint of those who suffer from the major illnesses plaguing our contemporary society, especially cancer and AIDS. Each year the Dominican Friars offer a preached novena June 1-9 and this year these […]
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