St. Jude Answered Prayers

[piatos]

St. Jude pls answer my intentions.

[sweeterthansweet]

i've been a devotee to St. Jude simula nung bumagsak ako ng oral revalida nung college. Grabe it was my first taste of failure kaya i really did not know what to do. Less than a month before graduation na yun tas dahil sa pagbagsak ko, di ako makakagrad. i really prayed hard to St. jude. nag novena ako, i heard mass sa may malacanang. and my prayers were answered. pumasa ako nung retake ng oral revalida ko. since then, lagi na akong nag aask ng help sa kanya. i passed the local OT boards, TOEFL, and the US OT board exams with his intervention! THANK YOU ST. JUDE!

[oshiawase]

st jude helped me with my board exam at nung mag dedecide ako mag law school.. i choose business school thank you st jude marami pa sha natulong sakin

so you ditched law school for business school? With St. Jude's guidance? Inspiring...

[oshiawase]

nainspire ako sa stories. And not to mention na St. Jude is the saint of lost causes. The name appeals to me because technically, all of us have lost causes. Being sinful ourselves, we are, most of the time lost causes.

I will be starting to pray the prayer for St. Jude not only for me but for my family and friends. I hope he can save us from our trials, through God's grace as well.

My short term wish right now: To get the grade I want for the particular subject, to let me and my whole class pass the course this year. Sad kasi pag may na kickout sa class eh. Ayoko ng ganoong feeling. Kahit na advatageous in a survival game setting, hindi talaga ako masaya sa ganun. I hope St. Jude save us all. Yun lang ang wish ko sa ngayon.

[April30]

Hail to St. Jude!

He really never fails. At first I was a bit losing hope cause I have already finished my novena but none of my prayers were answered. Pero sabi ko, sige lang ituloy ko pa ng another 9 days yung novena ko, tyaga lang ang konting sacrifice ng money and time. after I finished the novena for another 9 days, wala pa rin. Pero I kept on praying. And now all my prayer requests were now granted one by one. May additional blessings pa.

[mommytere]

Thank you! Thank you! Super thank you talaga St. Jude andaming answered prayers! Will keep on praying~ very effective

[lilsweetangel]

Praying to St. Jude right now....

[sofiameredith]

have lots of answered prayers na rin through st.jude's intercession...i see to it na makapag novena mass every thursday at st. jude church...i still have other intentions and request na ina-ask..hopefully matugunan ulit.

[hidamari]

(Hi! To the mods, unstable yung Internet connection ko last time, so hindi ko sure kung na-send yung reply ko last week. Please disregard this kung na-send nga pala at hindi lang na-approve agad.)

I've been feeling really distraught for various reasons lately. The last few weeks, I was suffering from intense family pressures - even the relatives were involved. To make things worse, 3 weeks ago, my BF broke up with me. My biggest problem was that I was selosa and controlling - and I had difficulty overcoming those tendencies, especially because he had a lot of female friends, and I became paranoid about them - so he lost patience with me. Nasakal siya, kumbaga, so one last stupid selosa moment led to the last straw. The sad thing was, I had already started getting therapy/counseling at this time, pero wala na talaga para sa kanya. Hindi pa rin tolerable yung last "relapse" ko, so, just like that, he cut off all contact with me and blocked me from all his accounts.

Sobrang depressed ako nung fresh pa lang ang mga ito - halos hindi ako makakain, di makatulog, tapos namamaga pa ang mata sa kaiiyak. One day, I passed by the National Shrine of St. Jude to pray for guidance. When I went in, I saw copies of the St. Jude novena (6x a day for 9 consecutive days, leaving 9 copies in church each day), and I decided to give it a try. I prayed for the strength to withstand the pressure, for one of my life plans (which the relatives were against) to proceed smoothly, and for reconciliation with BF (while, at the same time, making concrete efforts to change).

Throughout the novena, I felt blessed, loved and protected. I can't deny that there were still many times when I'd just keep crying and worrying, but whenever I'd recite the novena, I'd feel a sense of calmness. I felt that God was really watching over me, and that St. Jude was listening to me. I got some blessings in the form of positive updates related to that life plan, as well as supportive friends who didn't get tired of listening to me and giving me advice.

Towards the end of the novena, I tried contacting BF. He was very angry (via text lang ito pero ramdam ko ang galit niya), but he responded, when he previously said that he'd never talk to me again, so I guess it's a step there. Then I tried again a few days later, and his tone seemed to soften. He showed me his vulnerable side - he said that everything hurts so much, and that he's not sure if he'll ever be okay around me. He's still closed off to the idea of reconciliation and a last chance, though. And he still told me not to contact him, but somehow, I at least got to know na hindi naman sa manhid na pala siya, so, even though it's not (yet?) what I hoped for, I suppose I got an answer.

I started another round of the novena. This time, I'm praying for the healing of his emotional wounds and for a shot at reconciliation. As my friends told me, this time, I'm making a request for him and a request for myself. I do hope that Saint Jude will listen to me. Kaya ko sa kanya idinadasal yung reconciliation ay dahil mukhang hopeless at imposible siya ngayon. Even the most optimistic of my friends keep telling me not to keep my hopes up. Pero - I hope I'm not being delusional here - if human intervention can't work, then I hope that divine intervention will. I'm hoping and praying that Saint Jude and God will work wonders on our hearts, and that, should our relationship be renewed, they will constantly fill us with grace so that we can really both improve for each other. In the meantime, I'm continuing my counseling and learning things about the tougher aspects of a relationship from my friends (which I wish I had done sooner).

Saint Jude, thank you for giving me answers and making me feel loved. Thank you for interceding on my behalf. I hope you will continue to listen to me and that God can grant my seemingly impossible request. I'll just entrust my and my BF's hearts, and our relationship, to the Lord. May you help heal us all, and save our relationship, because I believe that broken things can still be fixed (though unfortunately, BF doesn't). Kahit yun na lang po birthday gift niyo sa akin... malapit na rin kasi birthday ko.

Update:Last day ng novena ko kahapon. Sakto, nagtext siya, saying he's free to meet me to talk on Sunday. To think na just a week ago, sabi niya, he's not sure if he'll ever be okay with/around me, and he wants nothing to do with me anymore. Sana maging positive yung outcome! I'll trust the Lord and Saint Jude to help me out.

[engr_neechee]

Hi hidamari 

Baka ma-off topic ako ng moderator..but then...here it goes...

I've been a St. Jude goer in 2003 (college days ko), 2006 (review ng board exams) and 2011 (this time i prayed for my brother to pass his board exam naman).  All those instances, dinidinig yung petitions ko.

I was kinda moved by your post that's why i replied to this thread.  I have my own story at the other thread:

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,267048.220.html

Napansin ko kasi na sobrang mahal na mahal mo si BF mo and you really want him back.  I've been to a similar circumstance way back 2010.  Pero looking back, being dumped was the best thing that happened to me.  Pinagdasal ko rin mabuti na bumalik siya sa akin - because I was too blind to see the flaws.

Yes, natural sa ating mga babae maging clingy, maging selosa, maging possessive.  But looking at your post, gusto ko sana sabihin sayo, na when the right one comes, everything falls into place.  Your "the one" would love you even if selosa ka.  Actually mas natutuwa ang mga guys the more na hawakan mo sila - they'd feel lucky na you're crazy for him.

The book "He's Just Not That Into You" says it all.  If he's into you, he'll never let you go.  Kahit maging selosa ka pa.  Kahit maging super possessive ka pa. 

God answers our prayers in the way that is best for us.  I've been there.  I prayed so hard na balikan ako ng ex ko.  In the end, whatever the pain we're going through now, it eventually becomes manageable.  It was never easy - yes.  Quoting from Nicholas Sparks' Dear John, “It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while it's not so overwhelming.”

If you feel like you're at the lowest point of your life, reflect and pray for discernment.  Baka kasi hindi makakabuti sa atin yung hinihingi natin.  Ask St. Jude to accompany you through the pain, give you the wisdom to move forward.  Who knows, mas maganda pala ang naghihintay sayo. 

No offense meant, sis ha.  Pero I was really moved by reading your post. 

Sometimes, it's best to let go and let God.  I hope this helps.  I'll be praying for you too.

[sixteen16]

ako din dinidinig din lahat ni St. Jude ang petitions ko.. hindi lang para sa sarili ko pati para sa ibang tao..

agree ako kay engr_neechee, let go and let God.. trust Him.

share ko yung story ko para mainspired kayo, hindi ako makamove-on sa ex ko noon.. lagi ako umiiyak dahil nahuli ko sya may ibang babae. di ko pa kilala si St. Jude non.. tpos one of my college friend, inaya ako para samahan sya sya magpunta sa st. jude. nagpray ako kay st. jude.. nagulat na lang ako isang araw pag-gising ko nakangiti na ako. nakalimutan ko na sya at hindi na sya pumapasok sa isip ko. i decided to change my no. at pinutol ko na lahat ng communication. 2yrs akong walang bf non.. tapos paluwas ako ng manila non may guy na lumapit sa akin at nagpakilala. hindi ko binigay ang no. ko. nagulat ako bigla syang nagtext sa akin. nagtaka ako pano nya nalaman yung  no. ko. may common friend pala kami. (oh diba di kapanipaniwala na may common friend kami) nagresearch sya abt sa akin. ayun naging bf ko sya and until now kami pa rin. mag 10 yrs na kami na masaya. he is not just my bf but my bestfriend, brother, father, enemy, companion, friend, guardian angel, my inspiration, my motivation, my superman, my hero ..ah basta package deal na sya hehe.. ayaw nyang nakikita nya kong malungkot at umiiyak. kaya sobrang thankful ako kay st. jude. hindi lang sa lovelife pati buong pagkatao ko nabago nya.

lahat ng bagay ay may tamang panahon. magtiwala lang.

[Girltalker2]

I go to St Jude for masses but not for novenas.  It was only during the most difficult stage of my life that I went to St Jude for the novenas.  That was the time when I was so down because my hubby (ex now) has an affair with another woman who ended up being his mistress. And mind you, we were childhood sweethearts back in HS. We have known each other for over 20 years when we got married, yes, mga gradeschool palang kami, we know each other na. He was my one and only bf. And my life circulated around him. Then he left me (emotionally) because he did not physically left me while having a mistress on the side.  And during our courtship and engagement, ni isang hint na pambabae, hindi ko nakita.

So nag novena ako kay St Jude hoping I can win hubby back. PRAYERS NOT ANSWERED.  To make matters worse, they had a child. PRAYERS NOT ANSWERED.  So I prayed parin, I stayed in the marriage for over 10 years praying.  Guess what, they had another child.  PRAYERS NOT ANSWERED.  So I left the marriage.

In these instances when prayers are not answered, ano ang pinapahiwatig kaya sakin?  I really do not know.  This was the time I became delusional. I wanted to know more. Why. The truth. And di ko na alam sino paniniwalaan ko, ang asawa ko na hindi daw totoo or ang mga naririnig ko at ang private investigator. I tried to take away my life because I was desperate.  Lumapit ako kay St Jude because I was desperate and my prayers were not answered. Di ko malaman saan ako tatakbo, saan ako magtatago sa problema ko.

Pag naiisip ko ito, naiiyak parin ako. Tuwing naiisip ko ang relationship ko with God, naiiyak ako and asking all the Whys.  Why me, of all people. All my life, I did good. Never ako nanloko, sumuway sa batas, I follow the rules, everything, by the book. When hubby and I got married, I was even a virgin, by the book nga eh kahit pa ang tagal ng courtship namin.  What did I do wrong to be able to undergo and endure this life?  I stopped going to novenas.  I stopped going to mass, and even to church. Minsan nalang if I want to pray.  Because nagtampo ako, was asking bakit nyako pinabayaan? I did not have anyone with me except my hubby, kinuha pa nya.


So fast forward, I am now separated, living alone with my kids.  Started a new life.  Had admirers. And now I have a bf.  Is this what God wanted for me?  Naiiyak din ako tuwing naiisip ko how perfect my current bf is for me, na malayo sa ex ko.  He reintroduced my faith to God.  I really don't know how to patch this thing up.  For some Sundays, we go to mass with the statue St Jude nasa harap namin. But I don't pray novenas to St Jude anymore. Just a simple, pray for us. 

Is this MY ANSWERED PRAYER?  After over 10 years of struggle and living in pain and agony?

[annestjude]

Thank you St. Jude for answering my prayer request. you are indeed my Special & Powerful Patron. I promise to give testimony once my prayer will be answered and Miraculously today I have an answered prayer... relationship with my boyfriend suddenly become on the rocks and things become so desperate when he decided to put an end to our wonderful relationship, I was devastated and want to restore this relationship I prayed the novena of St. Jude and he never fails to answer all my prayers, Thank you St. Jude for interceding in my prayer... keep on praying during desperate and troubled times have faith Thank you Father God & Jesus Christ for answeing my Prayer. Thank you Mama Mary for your love and intervention. And ofcourse St. Jude for your divine intervention and great love for those who call for your help . Amen.

[engr_neechee]

hi sis Girltalker2

I'm sorry for your devastation sa ex-hubby mo...

There are times talaga na we don't know why the answer sa prayer natin is a No.  1997, my mom was diagnosed with Malignant Non-Hodgeskin's Lymphoma.  She was given two months to live. 

What happened? Naihatid pa ako ni Mommy sa altar last December - except na forever na siyang nasa wheelchair. 

Yun din ang pinagtataka ni Daddy ko eh....sa lahat ng hiningi niya, yung makalakad ulit si Mommy ang never na dininig.

Isipin na lang natin, the eventually we'll find the answers why it is a No.  Minsan kasi, in the end, marerealize mo na hindi mo siguro matututnan mahalin ang sarili mo kung hindi nagloko yung ex mo.  God gave you that trial for a reason - probably para mas mahalin mo ang sarili mo.

I may not be in the authority to say that, pero I trust na eventually, you fill find the answers to your questions.  Alam ko naman na masaya ka na rin ngayon.   You may never had the justice sa ginawa ng ex-husband mo, but probably, no one ever treated you like a queen the way your present boyfriend treats you.  You've never been happier before.

Sana the unanswered prayer would be worth it......sana.....

God bless...

[Girltalker2]

^ sis, thanks for your comforting words.

As much as possible, I also try to hold on to my faith. Since kahit papano it was renewed by my new bf kasi devout Catholic sya, so parang somehow hindi ko maintindihan bakit ako lagi naiiyak when it comes to these things.  Naiiyak ako how God has failed me in the past and naiiyak din how I failed Him dahil sa dumating na sakuna sa buhay ko.

I hope na my faith grows stronger as days go by.

[annestjude]

It's my second Novena to St. Jude, my prayer request was answered on the 9th day some of my prayer request is still in the process, I will continue to pray Novena for this. I have great faith in St. Jude I know he always hear and intercede in my prayers he's indeed a special & powerful patron Thank You very much St.Jude forever be grateful to you,Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, Father God for answering my prayers. and Thank you Mama Mary for you forgiveness and intervention. Amen.

[hidamari]

Hi sis engr_neechee! Swerte mo at dininig na petitions mo. I read your story on the Padre Pio devotees thread, and I was really inspired. Dahil sa kuwento mo, at yung ibang inspiring stories doon, napavisit ako kay Padre Pio. (Doon ko na lang ikwento sa thread na yun para di off-topic.)

Anyway, I began the 7th consecutive round of my St. Jude novena today. Hindi pa rin naibabalik yung pagmamahal ni ex sa akin.

Pero looking back, being dumped was the best thing that happened to me.  Pinagdasal ko rin mabuti na bumalik siya sa akin - because I was too blind to see the flaws.

Yes, natural sa ating mga babae maging clingy, maging selosa, maging possessive.  But looking at your post, gusto ko sana sabihin sayo, na when the right one comes, everything falls into place.  Your "the one" would love you even if selosa ka.  Actually mas natutuwa ang mga guys the more na hawakan mo sila - they'd feel lucky na you're crazy for him.

The book "He's Just Not That Into You" says it all.  If he's into you, he'll never let you go.  Kahit maging selosa ka pa.  Kahit maging super possessive ka pa.

I don't know if I'm being pathetic, but... Oh, I see his flaws. Noon pa lang, nakikita ko na. Pero with regard to most of his flaws, I felt na either kaya namang tanggapin or kayang i-work out through compromise and adjustments. Isa sa differences namin ay feeling ko, flirty siya with his female friends, pero for him, natural lang sa kanya maging super comfy with girls. Meron siyang certain interactions na talagang feeling ko, hindi talaga pwede, so agree naman kami doon. But I think I asked for too much. Naging unreasonable ako to the point na he felt na wala akong tiwala sa kanya, at nasakal tuloy siya. Gets ko yun, pero yung nakakainis ay... alam naman niyang nagcocounseling na ako for those issues, pero iniwan pa rin niya ako.

Kahit ngayon nga, sabi niya, he doesn't want to hear about how I'm doing, kahit pa nagcocounseling ako. Ni hindi man lang siya nagka-second thoughts about leaving me. Ayaw rin ata niya magka-second thoughts. Wala na daw kasi maggui-guilt trip sa kanya about his female friends. So ngayon balik na naman siya sa harutan with his female friends. Pupunta pa nga siya ng Cebu with one of those female friends na sobrang maharot... wala man lang delicadeza. Nung birthday ko nga last month, kasama niya yung female friends na yun. Alam kong di na kami, pero wala man lang talagang delicadeza. Wala man lang effort to reconcile with me.

2 months nang nakalipas tapos ang lagi niyang sinasabi ay, "It hurts being around you and thinking of you." Eh minsan, napapaisip ko, palusot na lang yun eh. Para bang, "Teka, magliwaliw muna kami ng friends ko, saka kita balikan, ha." Nakakalungkot lang isipin na dati, ako yung priority. Ngayon, hindi na. Kung mahal talaga niya ako, sana di niya ako pinakawalan. Sana ginawa pa rin niyang priority yung reconciliation. Pero hindi eh. Ngayon ata, kung trip na lang niya. Or kung kailan daw siya maging okay. Eh kung ganyan siya, padalus-dalos, puro lakwatsa't gimik lang ang iniisip, paano kaya yun magiging handang kausapin ako, di ba? Nag-usap nga kami nung early August pero wala ring pinatunguhan. Ni hindi man lang lumamig puso niya.

Ang sakit-sakit talaga nito. Pero ang mas masakit pa, kahit ganito siya, kahit galit na galit ako sa kanya ngayon sa pinaggagagawa niya (from the breakup onwards), mahal na mahal ko pa rin siya, at nagdadasal pa rin ako na sana bumalik na loob niya sa akin. Pinagtatawanan na nga ako ng ibang friends niya, na kesyo ako daw si Overly Attached Girlfriend, baliw ako, etc., pero hindi ko pa rin siya kayang hindi mahalin. Hanggang ngayon, sinasabi ko kay St. Jude (at sa ibang santo) na sana maibalik yung dati niyang pagmamahal sa akin, at isipin naman niya yung 2 years na pinagsamahan namin. Pinagdarasal ko nga rin yung healing ng emotional wounds niya eh. Pero minsan ang hirap ipagpatuloy yung pagdarasal para sa kanya kasi puro sarili lang niya iniisip niya ngayon (tapos pag tinetext ko sa kanya yung sama ng loob ko, sasabihin pa niya na ako yung makasarili). Pinaninindigan pa talaga niya na he had to make a decision for himself kasi nasasakal na daw siya.

Sis, hindi ko talaga alam kung t**** lang ako, pero nagdarasal pa rin ako kay St. Jude na kahit mukhang ganito na ka-imposible yung sitwasyon, babalik pa rin yun sa akin. Aalis na ako for a foreign country by the end of this month. Sana maipakita ni St. Jude sa kanya how much he'll be losing once I'm gone - marami pang ibang tao sa country na yun. Sinasabi ni ex na I lost him because I was too jealous. Hindi eh. Narealize ko that he's going to be the one to lose me. And sana, sana talaga, through St. Jude's intercession, he will realize that. At sana bigyan siya ni St. Jude ng delicadeza na huwag ituloy yung trip to Cebu. Dapat naman ako yung bibisitahin niya kung kami pa eh. Huwag sana niyang gamitin yung naipon niya at ilagay ang sarili sa ganyan ka-compromising na situation... mag-out of town ba naman, overnight, with another girl? Hay.

Also, sis sixteen16, ang ganda rin ng kwento mo. Sana, kung hindi babalik si ex, bigyan din ako ng isang napakabuti na life partner, tulad ng iyo.

annestjude: About the answered prayer, do you mean that your ex returned to you? Lucky you! I really hope that my ex will return to me before I leave.

[engr_neechee]

sis hidamari..

i understand where you're coming from.  Been there.  Done that. Umiyak ng 10 buwan.  Tumawag pa rin ako sa ex ko ng Araw ng Pasko.  Marinig lang dati ang boses ng ex ko, tipong nag-unlicall ako pero walang napapapala, sayang lang ang pera ko, sabay nasagot pa ako ng "hindi kita girlfriend kaya wag mo akong tawagan araw-araw.

Sis, walang magmamahal sayo kundi ang sarili mo.  Hangga't di mo minamahal ang sarili ko (in this case, bigyan mo naman ng onting dignidad), no one can pick you up from your loss - kahit si St. Jude pa. 

No man is worth crying for because if he is, he'll never make you cry.  Pray to St. Jude (and St. Pio), to grant you a clear and understanding mind.  Kaya inilagay ang utak sa ulo is para siya ang sundin bago ang puso. 

I may sound too harsh sa choice of words ko, but don't take it na tipong galit ako sa iyo or natata**han ako.  Lahat tayo dumadaan diyan.   Sabi ko rin noon sa mga friends ko, "Paglabas ko ng office, nagdadasal ako ng rosaryo sa bus.  I get off at St. Peter's Parish to cry there, dasal ulit.  Then pagdating sa bahay, dasal ulit, iyak hanggang sa makatulog."  Alam mo kung anong isinagot ng friend ko? Sabi niya, "at least nagdadasal ka pa rin."

To tell you honestly, I never lighted those candles na color coded.  I think it's pink for lovelife? Tama ba?  You may spend the next six months crying yourself to sleep; but don't stop praying.  You have St. Jude.  You have St. Pio.  I don't think it would be this painful two months from now. 

Also, nakatulong sa akin, I finished all of Paulo Coelho's novels while I was brokenhearted.  It may have no connection sa heartbreaks, but at least it kept my head up.

You may be at your lowest point in your life right now.  This means, there's no other way to go but up.  Pick up yourself sis.  Ipagdadasal ka namin dito.

[purpleblush18]

St. Jude just answered one of my prayers. I am so thankful. I hope yung ibang prayers ko ma answer na rin. I won't stop praying. Keep our faith nga sisses and always TRUST HIM. Mula ng nagdasal ako kay St. Jude gumaan ang burdens ko kahit d pa nya nasasagot prayers ko.

[April30]

Last time after I finished my 9 days novena, hindi agad naibigay ang hiling ko after a week. akala ko wala na, pero after a month, dumating din ang inaantay ko. Have faith, darating din ang mga hling natin if it is really meant for us. For now I am again doing my 9 thursdays novena sa St. Jude Shrine. naka-2 thursdays na ko.

"I really thank St. Jude for all the help, in God's name, Amen!"