Name day
Jude: Name Day and Patron Saint
Jude keeps the name day on 19 June, or 2 July on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Jude the Apostle.
- Patron saint
- St Jude the Apostle
- New Calendar
- 19 June
- Old Calendar
- 2 July
- Next name day
- 19 June 2027 (New Calendar) · 2 July 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of June · The feasts of July
The patron saint: St Jude the Apostle
Kept on 19 June, or 2 July on the Old Calendar · Apostle Jude
The holy Apostle Jude, one of the Twelve, was descended from King David and was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed by his first wife, and so is called the Brother of the Lord. At first, as the Gospel says, the Lord’s brothers did not believe in Him, but Jude came to faith and was numbered among the Apostles; humbly, he calls himself in his Epistle only “the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James.” After Pentecost he preached the Gospel in many lands, and tradition says he died a martyr. His short Epistle, part of the New Testament, calls Christians to “contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.” Orthodox Christians honor him with all the Twelve Apostles and pray to him for firmness in the true faith, while Catholic friends know him well as the saint of hopeless causes.
What the faithful pray for
- help when all human hope is gone (Western/Catholic usage)
- steadfastness in the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 3)
- protection from false teaching
- the healing of the sick
- courage to confess Christ
- a merciful judgment
Protection
- from despair
- from heresy and false teachers
- from falling away from the faith
Miracles
- The Church holds that he preached the Gospel widely and suffered martyrdom; his short Epistle in the New Testament warns the faithful against false teachers. (source)
Jude in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Jude, Judah | |
| Greek | Ιούδας | |
| Russian | Иуда |
An icon for Jude
We don't carry an icon of St Jude the Apostle yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
Folding diptychSt Matthew the Apostle & Guardian Angel
Kept on the same day, 30 June$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
Also prayed to for desperate and hopeless causes$99$69
For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Jude
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
The St Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych is chosen, for the Guardian Angel every Orthodox Christian receives at baptism, and the name is filled in.
Questions
When is Jude’s name day?
Jude keeps the name day on 19 June on the New Calendar and on 2 July on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Jude the Apostle.
Who is the patron saint of Jude?
St Jude the Apostle. The holy Apostle Jude, one of the Twelve, was descended from King David and was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed by his first wife, and so is called the Brother of the Lord.
How is Jude written in other languages?
Greek: Ιούδας and Russian: Иуда. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Jude?
We don’t carry an icon of St Jude the Apostle yet, and you can ask for one on this page. Every Orthodox Christian has a Guardian Angel from baptism, so the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with the Guardian Angel diptych is always fitting.
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