National Shrine of Saint Jude

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Grenfell Tower

We are praying for all those caught up in the tragic fire at #GrenfellTower last night. Saint Jude, pray for them.

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Novena to the Sacred Heart

Statue of the Sacred Heart, National Shrine of Saint Jude

Our novena to the Sacred Heart is for nine days.

You can pray the novena in private, with your friends or family, or in a group. The novena starts on 15 June 2017 and continues until 23 June 2017.

Merciful God,

we rejoice in the gifts of love

we have received from the

heart of Jesus, your Son.

Open our hearts to share his life

and continue to bless us with his love.

We ask this through

our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Make your special request now

Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be...

The following novena was recently published in Carmelite News and is from the National Shrine of Saint Jude.

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Thursday, 8 June 2017

Shrine website - brand new

The brand new website for the National Shrine of Saint Jude is now live!

Come and see: www.stjudeshrine.org.uk and please send our address to friends and family.

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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Highlights of our online shop II

Medal of Saint Jude (brand new). This and many more available at www.stjudeshrine.co.uk. See medal, here.

The Shrine is part of the Carmelite Charitable Trust - Registered Charity Number 1061342.

All proceeds from the shop go towards the Shrine and the work of the Carmelites in Britain and worldwide.

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Monday, 5 June 2017

Highlights of our online shop I

Medal of Saint John Fisher

John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535), venerated as Saint John Fisher, was an English Catholic bishop and theologian. Fisher was also an academic, and eventually served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

Fisher was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept the king as Supreme Head of the Church of England.

This item and many more available at www.stjudeshrine.co.uk.

The Shrine is part of the Carmelite Charitable Trust - Registered Charity Number 1061342. All proceeds from the shop go towards the Shrine and the work of the Carmelites in Britain and worldwide.

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Sunday, 4 June 2017

Prayer for Peace

Our hearts go out to the victims of last night's terrorist attack in London; may the deceased rest in peace. We commit ourselves anew to praying for peace and to building bridges of understanding in our society.

A prayer for peace by Pope St John Paul II:

Hear my voice, for it is the voice of the victims of all wars and violence among individuals and nations.

Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer when people put their faith in weapons and war.

Hear my voice when I beg You to install into the hearts of all human beings the wisdom of peace, the strength of justice, and the joy of fellowship.

Hear my voice, for I speak for the multitudes in every country and in every period of history who do not want war and are ready to walk the road of peace.

Hear my voice and grant insight and strength so that we may always respond to hatred with love, to injustice with total dedication to justice, to need with the sharing of self, to war with peace.

O God, hear my voice and grant unto the world Your everlasting peace.

Amen.

Sunday, 28 May 2017

Summer Celebration - photos and thanks

Thank you to all the friends of Saint Jude who came to see us on Saturday. It was a wonderful day. Many thanks to all our volunteers who came to help, and to Fr Brendan and the Faversham community for all they did. Thanks too to Rachael and Kevin in the Shrine Office.