Catholic Fallback

 

Catholic Fallback

 

Today is the second day of my novena to Saint Jude, patron saint of hopeless cases.  I found this novena booklet among my mom’s possessions  when I was cleaning out her things.

Here’s the main prayer:

 

 

Prayer for Particular Needs

 

St. Jude, apostle of Christ, the Church

honors and prays to you universally as the

patron of hopeless and difficult cases. Pray

for us in our needs. Make use, we implore

you, of this powerful privilege given to you,

 to bring visible and speedy help where help

is needed. Pray that we numbly accept the

trials and disappointments and mistakes which

are a part of our human nature. Help us to

see the reflection of the suffering of Christ in

the trials and tribulations of our own lives.

Let us see in a spirit of great faith and hope

the part we even now share in the joy of

Christ's resurrection, and which we long to

share fully in heaven. Intercede that we may

again experience this joy in answer to our

present needs  if it is God's desire for us.

(Here make your request.) We know our

prayers will be heard through your interces-

sion. Amen.

My request?  The resignation of Donald Trump.

 

I trust that God forgives my spotty and faulty faith, but I am really praying hard for this. Each day this president is increasingly bad for our country.