St. Jude Shrine San Francisco Dominican Friars

09/06/2026

Yesterday, four of our brothers professed first vows, completing their novitiate year and entering the next stage of their formation. Please continue to pray for: Br. Paul Mary Arnold, OP, Br. John Gabriel Carney, OP, Br. Edward Massicotte, OP, and Br. Jacob Mary Budd, OP

09/06/2026

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Again, [amen,] I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.”
-Matthew 18:19 (NABRE)

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09/04/2026

You'll see these fine young friars around the Shrine a lot this year. Please make them feel welcome!

09/03/2026

“The miracle in Monica’s life was not the conversion of Patricius, her husband, or Augustine—it was the miracle of the conversion of her heart.”

-Father John Paul | St. Monica Triduum 2026

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09/03/2026

09/02/2026

"Are you a friend of God?"

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09/01/2026

Symbols of St. Jude

Statues and paintings of St. Jude and most other saints show them holding an object or an instrument whose purpose is to tell us who the saint is and what he or she did to gain their place in heaven. These objects identify them to the faithful who are praying to the saint for an answer to their prayers or novena intentions.

Almost all the apostles and saints can be identified in this way. Naturally, the better-known saints are more easily identified: St. Peter holding the keys to the Kingdom; St. Sebastian full of arrows; St. Lucy with her eyes on a plate; the giant St. Christopher with the Christ Child on his shoulders.

However, when it comes to our patron, St. Jude, the images are more complicated. As is clear in the image of him here, he is usually shown with the attributes that relate to his life and death, as well as a few objects that have accrued to him during the early centuries of Christianity, such as the legend of St. Jude and the Mandylion of Edessa, and the symbol of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the apostles at Pentecost.

Read more:

https://stjude-shrine.org/symbols-of-st.-jude

09/01/2026

“Jesus is trying to tell us what the purpose of the law is, and that purpose is to direct us to love.”

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08/30/2026

“Just because we are not spending every hour of our day in prayer like a monk does not mean that we cannot keep kindled this love, this presence of God in us.”

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08/29/2026

Join us for the St. Jude Pilgrimage on Saturday, October 24, beginning at 10:00 AM!

As we commemorate the 800th Jubilee Anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, our city's patron, our pilgrimage will begin at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi in San Francisco and conclude at St. Dominic's Church, home to the Shrine of St. Jude.

📍 Starting Location:
10:00 AM
National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi
610 Vallejo St, San Francisco, CA 94133

📍 Ending Location:
Approximately 12:00 PM
St. Dominic's Church (Shrine of St. Jude)

🙏 Mass: 12:30 PM

Learn more at prayjude.org