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Summary
- Short prayers cover strength for today, worry, despair, fear, money trouble, illness, loneliness, hard decisions, broken relationships, acceptance and thanks when a hard time lifts.
- Traditional prayers are quoted from Psalm 46, the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (“In Time of Calamity,” “A Prayer for the Despondent,” “For Trustfulness”) and the 1888 Catholic Manual of Prayers (“In any Tribulation” and the Memorare).
- In Catholic popular devotion, Saint Jude Thaddeus is invoked in hopeless and desperate causes; the Diocese of Augsburg traces the patronage to the visions of Saint Bridget of Sweden.
- Scripture does not promise escape from trouble: Paul was “perplexed, but not in despair” (2 Corinthians 4:8), and Jesus said, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” (Matthew 6:34).
- Anyone thinking of ending their life can call or text 988 in the US, call Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, or call TelefonSeelsorge on 0800 111 0 111 in Germany.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Psalm 30:5; 42:11; 46:1–3, 10; 50:15; 56:3; 88:3; 147:3; Isaiah 40:29; 41:10; Lamentations 3:22–23; Matthew 6:11, 34; 11:28; Luke 22:42; 2 Corinthians 4:8–9; Hebrews 13:5; James 1:5; 1 Peter 5:7). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. Prayers, “In Time of Calamity,” p. 41; Visitation of the Sick, “A Prayer for the Despondent,” p. 316; Family Prayer, “For Trustfulness,” p. 596. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, prepared and published by order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1888. Occasional Prayers, “In any Tribulation,” p. 166; the Memorare, “A Prayer ascribed to St. Bernard,” pp. 381–382. https://archive.org/details/AManualOfPrayers1888
- Bistum Augsburg. “Judas Thaddäus.” Heilige des Tages. https://www2.bistum-augsburg.de/heilige-des-tages/kalender/judas-thaddaeus_id754835
- National Shrine of St. Jude. “St. Jude.” https://shrineofstjude.org/the-shrine/st-jude/
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/
- Samaritans. “Contact a Samaritan.” https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland. https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/
