The Dominicans
1909 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Website: http://the-shrine.org/contact-us
For times of Shrine services call: Ph: (312) 226-0020
The arm relic is permanently displayed at the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus located in St. Pius V Parish, 1909 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL. 60608.
It is reportedly the largest relic of an Apostle located outside of Rome. From time to time the relic is taken on tour for special events like Solemn Novenas, healing, and prayer services across the United States. The Shrine also boasts 3 much smaller relics of the Apostle.
The Shrine of St. Jude is located in the Church of St. Pius V on the corner of 19th Street and Ashland Avenue, on Chicago’s near southwest side. They have secure parking directly across from the church. You can access the lot by using the speaker box at the gate. Tell the person who answers that you are there to visit the Shrine. The St. Jude Gift Shop is located in the vestibule of the Church.
- From I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) take the Ashland Avenue exit and drive one mile south to 19th Street.
- From I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) take the Ashland Avenue exit and drive 1 mile north to 19th Street.
- From I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) take the 18th Street exit and drive 1 mile west to Ashland Avenue and then south 2 blocks to 19th Street.
- By El train, take the Douglas (Cermak) “B” train to the 18th Street stop and walk 2 blocks east to Ashland and then 2 blocks south to 19th Street.
The Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus is a ministry of the Dominican friars, Province of St. Albert the Great.
History Of The Relic Of St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle And Patron Saint Of Hopeless Cases
After he was martyred, the body of St. Jude Thaddeus was buried temporarily in Mesopotamia and later given permanent interment in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome with the other Apostles. At some point, his forearm was encased in a silver reliquary and located for many centuries in Armenia. At the beginning of the 18th century, Armenian Dominican missionaries fled their country in the face of religious persecution and brought the relic to Smyrna, Turkey.The relic was then given to the Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Peter Martyr in Turin, Italy. In 1949, the relic was presented to the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great for permanent display and veneration at the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus at St. Pius V Church in Chicago, where regular Novenas drew crowds of faithful and had since its founding at the start of the Great Depression. This devotion, once the response to the deep faith of a single Dominican continues today among the thousands who pray for the intercession of St. Jude Thaddeus at the Shrine, on line, on line and during Novenas.
http://the-shrine.org/relic-of-st-jude-patron-saint-of-the-hopeless-to-make-historic-appearance-at-denvers-st-dominics-catholic-church-during-novena-and-healing-mass
Also:
Saint Jude Oil:
You can make a donation to obtain a bottle or bottles of Saint Jude Oil at this link:
http://the-shrine.org/product/blessed-st-jude-oil
They accept payment via your bank account (one-time payment), your debit card (Visa, Mastercard or other) or a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or other).
Blessing with St. Jude Oil, or if you will oil blessed with the Arm Relic of St. Jude, is a common practice among the Friends of St. Jude. Since it is NOT the Sacramental of the Anointing of The Sick, any baptized Catholic can impart this blessing. Blessings with oil touched to a relic or the tomb of one our great Saints has been a practice in the Church for over 14 centuries. The formula we recommend for use with St. Jude Oil is:
“Through the powerful intercession of St. Jude, apostle and martyr, may you be delivered for all hopelessness and despair and may God grant you every healing of body and soul, in the name of the Father+, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
The proper gesture for making the sign of the Cross for lay people during a blessing like is to make a small Cross on the forehead of the person being blessed.
