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St. Jude has been guided by Fr. John Delaney since 2006. Fr. John also has experience at St. John the Baptist in Fort Wayne, St. Anthony de Padua in South Bend and St. Vincent de Paul in Fort Wayne.
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The staff at St. Jude are all committed to living the visions and teachings of Christ. To learn more about our staff, click the link below to explore the staff directory.
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St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which represent his presence at Pentecost, when he accepted the Holy Spirit alongside the other apostles. Another attribute is St. Jude holding an image of Christ, in the Image of Edessa.
Roman Catholics invoke St. Jude when in desperate situations because his New Testament letter stresses that the faithful should persevere in the environment of harsh, difficult circumstances -just as their forefathers had done before them; therefore, he is the patron saint of desperate cases.
There have also been several sites across the world dedicated to the Apostle Jude, including shrines and churches. The National Shrine of Saint Jude was founded in 1955 and can be found in England.
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St. Jude is proud to be home to those that have committed their lives to Christ and are attending seminary school. These men will eventually become ordained as priests, and help run their own parish in the diocese.
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St. Jude Catholic Church is an active participant in helping guide the spiritual formation for the next generation of Catholic leaders. Founded in 1961, St. Jude Catholic School has been a beacon of education on South Bend’s south side since.
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St. Jude was founded in 1948 and has been serving the greater South Bend area since. For more information please click below.
Christ has no body but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours, yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world, yours are the feet, with which he walks to do good, yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
-St. Teresa of Avila
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St. Jude offers a wide variety of opportunities to worship. Please follow the link below to see a list of all of our offerings.
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St. Jude is a welcoming faith community that gladly accepts you as you are and rejoices in the many gifts that you bring to us. In turn, we offer our gifts to you. We commit ourselves to deepen and intensify our faith in God and to live in a communion of faith, hope, and love with all of God`s people.
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation precedes participation in the Most Holy Eucharist because it is the proper way of preparing their soul for communion with Jesus. Readiness for reception includes knowledge of sin and its effects, and understanding and experience of sorrow, forgiveness, and conversion.
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St. Jude is home to many opportunities for those looking to expand their role in the faith. Whether that role is in front of the congregation as a cantor or helping behind the scenes as a Sacristan, there is a place for you at St. Jude.
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St. Jude is a parish that values community engagement and actively giving back to those in need. Throughout the year many events take place to get our religious community involved within the parish and outside the parish.
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Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament draws the worshiper into spiritual communion with God. Whether done on one's own time or at a scheduled service, adoration of the eucharistic presence of Christ fosters our devotion for participation in the Mass.
Jesus instituted the Eucharist for our eating and drinking. Sharing communion at Mass brings us nourishment, healing and sustenance. There is no substitute for participation in the Eucharist; adoration enhances it, not replaces it.
Catholics reserve communion hosts in a tabernacle. The primary purpose for this custom is to have the Body of Christ ready for the dying at any time. The tabernacle also provides communion for the sick or those unable to come to Mass. Because it houses the sacramental Body of Christ, it serves as a place for adoration.
Adoration may be private or public. When adoring the Blessed Sacrament in private, Catholics usually go to any church, where the communion hosts are kept inside the tabernacle. They say whatever prayers they wish. Public adoration may take place in the context of a brief service (traditionally called "Benediction" although that only refers to the blessing which concludes it) or over a more extended period of time. The Blessed Sacrament is usually presented for adoration outside the tabernacle on an altar or a stand.
Whether the Blessed Sacrament is inside or outside the tabernacle, adoration invites us into prayer and prepares us for the Eucharist.
