Saint Charalambos Holy Card

St. Charalambos was a priest and bishop in the early Christian Church during the times of the Roman persecutions.  In 202 A.D. at the great age of 113, God visited St. Charalambos before his martydom and said to him"Come, Charalambos, thou art my friend, thou who hast endured so many evils for the glory of My Name, ask of Me what thou willest and I will grant it unto thee."  St. Charalambos then asked that wherever his relics reposed or his memory is celebrated for no harm to befall livestock and more importantly for no illness to befall men.  Our Lord agreed, saying: "I grant unto thee what thou hast asked, O generous athlete..."  During the persecution of Christians by the Emperor Septimius Severus, St. Charalambos at the age of 113 was brought before the Proconsul Lucian and condemned to be tortured and put to death.  During the tortures many of the onlookers including several of the Roman soldiers seeing his pleasant steadfastness, converted to Christianity and were then martyred as well.  Enraged by this Lucian and the military commander then took up the tools of torture only to miraculously suffer these tortures themselves.  Whereupon they both prayed for mercy, were healed by St. Charalambos and converted to Christianity as well.  Finally St. Charalambos was brought before the Emperor Septimus Severus where before death he was granted his request by God.

The St. Charalambos Holy Card was requested by a sheep rancher whose livestock were protected through intercession to the saint and wished to honor him.  The front of the holy card features an image of the Saint surrounded by afflicted people and animals while God grants him his request of aid.  On the back is a brief account of his life with his own word offering aid to all who honor his memory.

Printed on white cardstock, 3" x 5"

"Eternity is stamped upon the minds of the saints by gazing on the eternity of God," said St. Gregory the Great.  In the third century St. Christopher carried the Christ Child across a raging river and was known as the Christ Bearer to the city of Lycia where he encouraged those persecuted to stay true to their holy Christian Faith, and converted those sent to arrest him.  He received the name Christopher at his baptism and his example to all is a reminder that we belong to the family of God.

The St. Christopher Prayer Card has a Medieval woodcut image on the front and features an inspiring prayer to the saint on the back.

Prayer Cards measure 2 3/4" wide by 5" high, printed on white cardstock

Consecration Prayer to St. Raphael the Archangel Holy Card

This large holy card of St. Raphael the Archangel features a beautiful antique image of St. Raphael with young Tobias.  On the back of the card is a consecration prayer to St. Raphael the Archangel for single people looking to find virtuous friends and spouses.  This prayer asks St. Raphael to help in livng the exemplary pious life of Tobias the younger and be guided as he was by St. Raphael the Archangel in finding a companion for life in the vocation of marriage.

Printed on white cardstock, 3" by 5"

Image source: Chant Art

St. Expeditus is invoked for resolving urgent matters quickly.  This large St. Expeditus holy card contains a vintage image as well as a short history of St. Expeditus on the front with a novena prayer to the saint on the back of the card.  

Prayer card measures 3" wide by 5" tall, printed on ivory cardstock

St. George is the patron saint of England, soldiers and boy scouts.  St. George was a tribune in the Roman army under the Emperor Diocletion but when the persecution was started against Christians, he courageously resigned his place in the army and rebuked the emperor for his harsh treatment of the Christians.  Diocletion offered St. George great gifts if he would renounce his Christian Faith, but he stayed true throughout and was then tortured and beheaded. 

The St. George Holy Card features a vintage image of the saint fighting a dragon and includes an excerpt from a sermon by St. Peter Damian on the reverse side.

Printed on white cardstock

2 5/8" by 4 1/2"

Image source: Chant Art

St. Hildegard Holy Card

St. Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century German Benedictine Abbess and mystic who was given light from God to write and defend the Catholic Church.  "God be in my head, and in my being.  God be in my mind, and understanding. God be in my eyes, and in my seeing.  God be in my ears, and in my hearing.  God be in my mouth, and in my speaking.  God be in my heart, and in my thinking."  This 17th century prayer by Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, sums up the spirituality of St. Hildegard.  Christ gave knowledge to St. Hildegard and instructed her to listen and write.  From these visions she composed a prayer book, a music book, and two medical books.  She was God's messenger and denounced corruption among the church leaders of her day.  In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI formally canonized her as a saint and declared St. Hildegard a Doctor of the Church.

The Saint Hildegard Holy Card features a beautiful vintage image of the saint on the front of the card.  On the back is a short account of her life and a couple of quotes including Exodus 4, 12.

Printed on ivory cardstock,  2 3/4" by 4 1/2"

Saint Ildephonsus Holy Card

This holy card features the artwork of El Greco with highlights of his life and the prayer he composed to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the back.

During his life in the 7th century, Saint Ildephonsus, a pious Benedictine abbot, went on to be elected Archbishop of Toledo, much to the joy of the clergy and people there.  He composed a prayer to Our Lady, who he greatly loved, to be recited daily.  When a falsehood sprang up in his diocese belittling the Perpetual Virginity of the Mother of God, he soundly defeated that heresy with a treatise as well as warning his flock against the falsehood.

Printed on white cardstock, 3" x 5"

Saint Isidore the Farmer Holy Card

For all of God's people who live in the country far from the bustle of city life, we introduce to you the pious couple, St. Isidore and Bl. Maria, whose virtuous lives show us the Fear of God is the path to True Happiness.  St. Isidore and Bl. Maria happily accepted their path in life which God had chosen for them - Isidore as a farmhand and Maria as a maid.  They sanctified themselves in their humble life by seeing God everywhere, and filling their lives with prayer, praise of God, and prayer to the angels and saints whether toiling in the fields, visiting Church, or inviting those poorer than themselves to their home for a meal.  We ask their intercession to pray for us to trust in Divine Providence.  Saint Isidore is the patron saint of farmers.

Our Saint Isidore the Farmer and Blessed Maria de la Cabeza holy card features a image of the two from a beautiful painting by the 18th century Spanish artist, Mariano Salvador Maella.  On the back is a brief account of them as well as an aspiration or short prayer for their intercession.

St. Jerome Holy Card

Honor one of the four great Latin Doctors of the Church, St. Jerome, a monk and priest who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries when the Roman Empire was being overrun by hordes of barbarians.   Our St. Jerome card features a painting of him by the Venician artist Bellini and a short prayer plus some information about St. Jerome.  St. Jerome is the patron saint of librarians, translators, and scholars.

St. Jerome was commission by Pope Damasus to write a new and better translation of God's Sacred Word - the Holy Bible.  He is the father of the Latin Vulgate Bible which was the official bible of the Catholic Church from the 5th century to 1979.  He was a prolific writer of commentaries on the Bible, letters to the faithful, and a book, De Viris Illustribus, on Illustrious Men, about 135 ancient writers from St. Peter up through his century.

Pope Benedict XV's encyclical, Spiritus Paraclitus stated, "His voice is now still, though at one time the whole Catholic world listened to it when it echoed from the desert; yet Jerome still speaks in his writing, which 'shine like lamps throughout the world'. Jerome still calls to us."

Printed on white cardstock.

St. Joan of Arc, who is the Patroness of France, was called by St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret to deliver France from the English.  For five years she won many victories until eventually she was captured the enemy.   She was put on a mock trial, falsely accused of heresy, judged and condemned to death.   Throughout the whole ordeal she remained steadfast in her faith and love of the King of Heaven and repeated His Holy Name and gazed at a cross while her enemies burnt her as a heretic.  She was declared innocent by Pope Callistus III in 1456 and finally was canonized a saint by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.  Let us follow St. Joan of Arc's example and remain steadfast in our Faith throughout all the trials and tribulations of our lives.

These St. Joan of Arc Prayer Cards feature your choice between two vintage images with a Prayer for Faith on the back.

3" by 5", printed on white cardstock

Image Source: Chant Art