The Epistle of Jude, apart from the mode of its opening, resembles an urgently penned tract rather than an ordinary letter. It does not appear to have been directed to any particular group of ...

St. Jude, also known as Jude Thaddeus or Judas Thaddeus, is considered the patron saint of hopeless or difficult causes. He was one of Jesus' 12 apostles, according to biblical tradition.