St. Jude Thaddeus: Helper in Desperate Cases

Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration. Acceptable. 1960 36th Edition, Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration (Clyde, Missouri), 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches tall stapled paperbound in white covers printed in black and pink, one black-and-white illustration (of St. Jude Thaddeus healing the afflicted King of Edessa), 32 pp. Moderate rubbing, edgewear and creasing to covers, with creasing to the tips of the front cover and first several pages. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce tract. OCLC (No. 870336038) lists only a 1931 imprint (the 10th edition) and locates only three copies at institutions worldwide. Standard shipping orders upgraded free to First Class. ~SP03~ Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Judas Thaddeaus became known as Jude after early translators of the New Testament from Greek into English sought to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and subsequently abbreviated his forename. The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are a congregation of sisters that follow the Rule of St. Benedict and have a Eucharistic charism. The original monastery was founded in 1874 by a group of five sisters led by Sister Mary Anselma Felber, O.S.B., who came from the young monastery of Maria-Rickenbach (founded 1857) in Switzerland. Arriving in Clyde, Missouri, they founded the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration. This remains the motherhouse and largest community of the congregation. It houses 550 documented relics of the saints.