I've driven by this church on Branch Ave. an uncountable number of times. It was open during the day on my church walks last April, just because the janitor happened to be there, so this wasn't my first time seeing the inside. The church shares a parish with St. Maria Goretti in Pawtucket. It has a Mass every Tuesday evening at 6pm that features a perpetual novena to St. Jude. The church itself is pretty small. There's a huge music section in a prominent raised area in the back. The altar area has an eye-catching carpet and rather strange wooden chairs for the priest and servers.
The crucifix is certainly a first for me; Jesus has one arm off the cross, extended outward and holding a dove. During Mass the lector reads a ton of intentions for the Prayers of the Faithful, which presumably come directly from the congregation. Then everyone says a long litany to St. Jude. I felt like the biggest cheapskate in the world because I had exactly one dollar in my wallet for the collection basket. The sacristan brings out a St. Jude relic after Mass for people to venerate.
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