ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH CHURCH

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PASTORAL VISITS

We welcome Father Jim who will be visiting students in our school throughout the year.  We thank him for his blessings and support.

PASTORAL PLAN

Each year our school, in partnership with St. Francis Xavier Parish Church, prepares a Pastoral Plan to outline and guide the Religious Education, Faith Formation and Social Justice activities and initiatives within the school.  Please find the 2017-2018 Pastoral Plan for St. Jude School here.

ST. JUDE -- OUR PATRON SAINT

SOURCED FROM: Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=127), Retrieved: March 27, 2018 

St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. 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. Biblical scholars agree St. Jude was a son of Clopas and his mother Mary was the Virgin Mary's cousin. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after His resurrection.  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; therefore, he is the patron saint of desperate situations.

Prayer to St. Jude

O most holy apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honoureth and invoketh thee universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, and of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, who am so miserable.  Make use, I implore thee, of that particular privilege accorded to thee, to bring visible and speedy help where help was almost despaired of. Come to mine assistance in this great need, that I may receive the consolation and succor of Heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (here make your request) and that I may praise God with thee and all the elect throughout eternity.  I promise thee, O blessed Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favour, to always honour thee as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to thee.

Amen.