Baby Jude was given the name “Jude Thaddeus” The name “Jude” means “giver of joy”. The name “Thaddeus” means “the great-hearted one.” After his call by Christ, and along with the other Twelve Apostles, Jude Thaddeus would live in Christ's presence, share in His work, and carry His Gospel to distant and unknown.
Family trees, which is to say ancestral records, play a prominent role in the life of Hebrew families. This has been true for thousands of years. Hebrews keep accurate genealogical records. And so the young Jude Thaddeus would have learned about his ancestors, but also about his contemporaries who were family members. Of course this would include the fact that his own mother, Mary, was the blood sister of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus. This would mean that he, and his brother James, were both first cousins of Jesus Christ.
Charbel Makhlouf was born on 8th May, 1828, in the small village of Biqa-Kafra in the high mountains of Northern Lebanon. His parents were poor but religious, and their fifth child was attracted at an early age to prayer and solitude.
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please see a mental health professional,
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