Holy Cards Through the Ages
St. Brigid of Ireland, Kildare, Ireland, Died 6th century
Feast day: February 1. Patronages: newborns, poultry farmers, midwives
St. Brigid of Ireland (verso)
St. Bernadette of Lourdes, Lourdes, France, 1844-1879
Feast day: April 16. Patronages: bodily illness, shepherds, people ridiculed for their faith
St. Bernadette of Lourdes (verso)
St. Ursula, England/Cologne, Died 4th century
Feast day: October 21. Patronages: archers, orphans, female students
St. Ursula (verso)
St. Gemma Galgani, Italy, 1878-1903
Feast day: April 11. Patronages: pharmacists, paratroopers, headache sufferers
St. Gemma Galgani (verso)
Basilica de Notre Dame de la Treille, Lille, France, Built 1854-1999
Named for a statue of the Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of the Treille, which was an object of veneration associated with a series of miracles
Basilica de Notre Dame de la Treille (verso)
The Martyr’s Shrine at Forte Ste. Marie, Midland, Ontario, Canada, Built 1925
Dedicated to the memory of the Jesuit and lay person martyrs from the mission of Sainte Marie among the Hurons
The Martyr’s Shrine at Forte Ste. Marie (verso)
John 6:48, 51
I am the bread of life…I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
John 6:48, 51 (verso)
Madonna of the Chair, Italy, circa 1513-1514
Painting of the Virgin Mary embracing Christ, with John the Baptist looking on, by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael
Madonna of the Chair (verso)
Matthew 28:20
And teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age
Matthew 28:20 (verso)
Jesus Mercy, Mary Help
A small prayer that can be said often throughout the day when faced with temptations or trials
Jesus Mercy, Mary Help (verso)
Prayer to our Blessed Mother, circa 1955
Honoring Mary, the mother of God, and asking her, as a host of heaven, for help as we struggle on earth
Prayer to our Blessed Mother (verso)
St. Charles Borromeo Milan, Italy (1538 - 1584)
Feast Day: November 4. Patronages: apple orchards, intestinal disorders, spiritual leaders
St. Charles Borromeo Milan (verso)
Priez pour moi
Pray for me
Priez pour moi (verso)
The Cross in My Pocket
A portable reminder of faith and a source of comfort.
The Cross in My Pocket (verso)
John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:1-5 (verso)
Spring: Monastery Farm (last line); Thomas Merton, original by Jorge Carrera Andrade, 1948
For, for all of these, their spring is their necessity; Which, by Your Cross and your grace, is made our glory and our Sacrament; As every golden moment mints the Christ Who keeps us free.
Spring: Monastery Farm (verso)
Adeste Fideles
Christmas carol attributed to different authors and centuries. Verse 8: Jesu infanti corda praebeamus;(We to the Christ-child, bring our hearts oblations)
Adeste Fideles (verso)
Voici ce Cœur, qui a tant amé les hommes; Doux Cœur de Jésus, Soyez mon Amour
Here is this heart, who loved men so much; Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love
Voici ce Cœur (verso)
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico, 1531
Feast Day: December 12. Patronages: Mexico, The Americas
Our Lady of Guadalupe (verso)
Memento of Ordination / First Mass, 1933
Memento of Ordination / First Mass (verso)
St. Norbert of Xanten, Germany, 1080 - 1134
Feast Day: June 6. Patronages: invoked during childbirth for safe delivery
St. Norbert (verso)
St. Matthias’ Basilica, Chapel of Mercy, Trier, Germany, Dedicated 1148
This well-known painting of the Virgin Mary, probably created around 1700, as well as the tomb of Saint Matthias the Apostle, have driven many pilgrimages to St. Matthias Basilica.
St. Matthias’ Basilica (verso)
Devotion to Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, ca. 1890
The eternal love and compassion in the heart of Christ, represented by a heart, shining with divine light, pierced with swords, encircled with thorns, and placed on the cross.
Devotion to Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (verso)
Les Epines de la Terre et les Roses du Ciel
The Thorns of the Earth and the Roses of the Sky; My heart changes into joy the pains that resigned loves endured.
Les Epines de la Terre et les Roses du Ciel (verso)
St. John Paul II, Poland, 1920 - 2005
Feast Day: October 22. Patronages: World Youth Day, young Catholics, families
St. John Paul II (verso)
Mater Pietatis
Mater Pietatis (verso)
Abbey of the Dormition, Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, Dedicated 1910
According to tradition, this was the spot where the Virgin Mary’s earthly life ended before being taken up to Heaven.
Abbey of the Dormition (verso)
Santo Bambino di Aracoeli Roma (Holy Boy of Aracoeli, Rome), c. 15th century
A venerated wooden image of an infant Jesus, associated with healing, originally located in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome.
Santo Bambino di Aracoeli Roma (verso)
St. Ludovicus (Louis), France, 1214 - 1270
Feast Day: August 25. Patronages: French monarchy, lacemakers, hairdressers
