As related by Norma DiCocco:
Over fifty-nine years ago, the DiCocco Family's St. Jude Shop did not exist. My husband, Lou, worked as a civil engineer, supporting me and our four wonderful sons: Robert, Mark, Gregory, and Louis.
One day I received the good news that I was expecting another child. Of course, after four boys it seemed impossible to me that I would have a daughter! Yet, we really hoped to have a healthy baby girl. I began to pray each day to St. Jude. Why? Because St. Jude is known as the “Saint of the Impossible.” My petition was that, if I had a girl, I would name her Judy in his honor.
Well, the “impossible” can come true through the power of prayer. My daughter Judy arrived – three weeks late - on October 28th. That day is, in fact, the feast day of St. Jude! Imagine the extraordinary emotions we felt.
More than a year later, my husband and I started planning our new business venture. In thinking of that first store, we decided to put everything in the hands of St. Jude, and our devotion to this special saint and our faith in God grew even stronger. We named our store in St. Jude's honor, and opened on his feast day at 21 Brookline Boulevard in Havertown, PA.
Over the years, we’ve added other branches of our stores in Northeast Philadelphia; South Philadelphia; Center City Philadelphia; Malvern, PA; Somerville, New Jersey; and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Our family and faith tradition carried on through the decades, as we opened each one of our store sites on October 28th.
Now, you may also visit the St. Jude Shop online at each of our websites! These sites, too, opened by “going live” on St. Jude’s feast day!
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