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On January 7, 1960, after the completion of a Chapel dedicated to Saint Jude, Thursday devotions to the Patron of Hopeless Cases were inaugurated at the Shrine. A few weeks later, on February 18, the first perpetual novena to the long-forgotten Apostle began. The appeal of Saint Jude was tremendous from the outset and has contributed largely to extend the influence of Saint Anne Shrine.