Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord

The parentage of Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord, is not certain.
According to some Oriental Church Fathers, Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord is the son of "Cleophas" or "Clopas" (also called "Alpheus") and Mary. Cleophas or Clopas was the brother of St. Joseph, the foster father or step father of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary was the first cousin of The Theotokos. In that culture, the word "brother" refered to full blood brothers, half brothers, step brothers, and first cousins.

According to some Oriental Church Fathers, Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord, is the full blood brother of Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem and of Saint Simon the Apostle

Holy and Glorious Apostle Jude is the son of Cleopas /Clopas / Alpheus, a brother of Saint Joseph, the step-father of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and Mary, a first cousin of The Theotokos. His blood brothers are Holy and Glorious Apostle Simon and maybe Holy Hieromartyr James, Brother of the Lord, First Bishop of Jerusalem. Also, Holy and Glorious Apostle Jude is called Thaddeus

His Career after the Ascension into Heaven of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

After the Ascension into Heaven of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, according to tradition, Holy Apostle Jude preached in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia. He died a martyr.

Martyr

According to tradition, Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord died a martyr.

Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon

TROPARION
O Holy Jude, we offer you a hymn of praise, seeing that you are a kin of the Lord, a courageous martyr triumphant over error and a keeper of the faith. Because we celebrate your memory today, may your prayers obtain for us the remission of our sins.

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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is dedicated to my cousins: Bucky (Richard C. Liles), Shirley (Shirley Jean Liles Buck), and Donna (Donna Bertha Liles Campbell). Bucky fell asleep in the Lord on Dec. 12, 2000, Shirley fell asleep in the Lord on Nov. 8, 2001, and Donna fell asleep in the Lord on March 9, 2020.
O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.