Fr. Michael Lane, of Church of St. Jude in Joliet, blesses people with the Relic of St. Jude at the end of a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Marie Kenol and others pray during a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Church of St. Jude in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Fr. Michael Lane, of Church of St. Jude in Joliet, prepares to bless people with the Relic of St. Jude at the end of a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Fr. Michael Lane, of Church of St. Jude in Joliet, hoists the Blessed Sacrament during a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Fr. Michael Lane, of Church of St. Jude in Joliet, leads a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
People pray during a St. Jude Novena service Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Church of St. Jude in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — In the evening of the year, the workday of the tree is complete. The tree has lost its leaves. It has gone dormant for the winter. Gone is the heat of the day, when the leaf-covered boughs bustled like the crowd at market. …
