St. Dominic Catholic Church in Denver, in partnership with the St. Jude Thaddeus Shrine in Chicago, Illinois, will host a three-day veneration of St. Jude Thaddeus' relics.

The event is believed to be the largest exhibit of St. Jude Thaddeus' relics, which will occur at the end of this month.

Event Details

Per Denver Catholic, the relic comes from the arm of St. Jude Thaddeus and will be on display at the parishes of St. Dominic and St. Mary Magdalene as part of a 'Lenten Mission' from Feb. 27 and Mar. 1. 

The relic of St. Jude Thaddeus goes from the Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois, a mission that has assisted immigrants worldwide and brought hope to the most vulnerable since its foundation in 1929.

As mentioned, the event is scheduled for Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., for a mission preaching that will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 2905 Federal Blvd, Denver.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, it is scheduled at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 2771 Zenobia St, Denver, at 7 p.m.

In addition, a mass for St. Jude, veneration of St. Jude relic, and St. Jude oil blessing will be held on Mar. 1, 6:30 p.m. at St. Dominic Catholic Church.

In 1949, on the 20th anniversary of the shrine's dedication, the forearm of Saint Jude Thaddeus was presented to the shrine as a relic. 

Presently, the shrine contains the forearm relic of Saint Jude and three other minor relics on display for public veneration.

St. Jude Thaddeus

St. Jude the Apostle Church stated that St. Jude, also known as Thaddaeus, was the younger brother of St. James and a relative of the Lord. He was one of Jesus' 12 apostles, and his character is a club.

He is frequently depicted with a flame around his head, representing his attendance at Pentecost, when he and the other apostles received the Holy Spirit. Saint. Jude is also depicted carrying an image of Christ in the image of Edessa.

The saint is the author of an epistle (letter) directed against the heresies of the Simonians, Nicolaites, and Gnostics and addressed to the churches of the East, particularly the Jewish converts.

Moreover, St. Jude's remains were transported to Rome and interred in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica after his death. Today, his remains are located in the left transept of St. Peter's Basilica, beneath the main altar of St. Joseph, in a tomb that he shared with the apostle Simon the Zealot.

Visitors flocked to St. Jude's grave to pray, and many attested to his mighty intercession, earning him the moniker "The Saint for the Hopeless and the Despondent." In visions, God asked two saints, St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Bernard, to recognize St. Jude as "The Patron Saint of the Impossible."

St. Jude is the patron saint of desperate cases because his New Testament letter urges the faithful to persist in harsh, challenging circumstances, just as their forebears had done; hence, he is invoked by Roman Catholics in dire circumstances.

 

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