Quickie: Is the St. Jude Chaplet an approved devotion of the church?

[zrhaskell]

Title says it all. I can’t find any articles on the history of the St. Jude chaplet and I just wanted to know if it was approved.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

If EWTN sells them, i hardly think the Vatican has an issue with them

https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/Home+Page/ROSARIES/Chaplets/CHAPLET+OF+ST+JUDE.axd

 

[zrhaskell]

Yeah I noticed that. I figured EWTN wouldn’t put anything like that up if it wasn’t at least accepted as a kind of unwritten devotion.

 

[Hereiam]

Approved devotions? Not sure there is such a thing.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

“Approved devotions” are usually either in the context of someone claiming they got the devotion from Jesus or Mary or a saint in a vision, or else publishing a book that needs a nihil obstat/ imprimatur.

If someone just wants to make a prayer to a saint and put it on a holy card, I don’t think you need a formal approval.

 

[Hereiam]

Yes. Apparitions are “approved”…there is no prayer police to approve devotions.