Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me ...

Rev Joseph Khamisa of St. Jude Catholic Parish ... "Lent is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday, or after forty days ...