Holy Cards

This is a wonderful, vintage religious keepsake. The prayer card is set on an embellished paper background with beautifully embroidered edges and a sweet pink ribbon. The card is encased in plastic and is still attached to the original gift card backing. The prayer reads:

“Blessing of St. Francis

The Lord bless thee and keep thee.

The Lord show His face to thee and have mercy on thee.

The Lord turn His countenance to thee and give thee peace. Amen.”

The back has a handwritten note in ink: “Speedy Recovery. Aug. 6, 1960. Best Wishes Always, Sonya”.

Dimensions: 2.5" square

This is an amazing antique holy card from France. The central image is a young Christ holding grapes in one hand and wheat in the other, representing the Eucharist. The caption reads in French “Je viens a vous les mains pleines de graces”, meaning “I come to you with hands full of Graces”. The reverse contains a long prayer in French.

The most striking aspect of this card is the delicate lacing. It is intricate and quite elaborate.

Condition: Some of the lace is missing along the top left edge and to the left of the image. Please see pictures.

Dimensions: 4.5" tall x 2.75" wide

This is a beautiful vintage prayer card that shows a white dove tied to a cross. Above the cross floats a wreath that is partially thorns and partially roses, while a golden triangle showers them with rays of light. The dove and cross represent Christ Crucified and the triangle represents the Trinity.

The caption reads “When we suffer with Jesus, pain becomes sweet, and the thorn a flower”.

Dimensions: 4" tall x 2.5" wide

This is a unique prayer card created by the Sacred Heart Union in 1880 to encourage donations in support of the union's mission to care for homeless children. The card also serves as a certificate of membership for the Sacred Heart Union. The front of the card is decorated with an engraving of the Blessed Virgin Mary embracing a young child. A lamb walks beside them, and there is a chalice in the background. The caption reads “Suffer with Mary” in French.

The card is signed on the reverse and indicates membership for the year 1880-1881. The reverse contains information about the group: object of the union, spiritual benefits, and membership.

Dimensions: 4.75" tall x 3.25" wide

This is a beautiful card commemorating a child’s first Holy Communion. The image shows three angels gazing up in adoration at the Holy Eucharist in the form of a chalice and host. “The Lord loves the praise of the pure” is written in French beneath the image.

The reverse commemorates the First Communion of Pierre Boe on June 27, 1919, made on the Feast of the Sacred Heart in Chapelle de Barral.

Dimensions: 4.25" tall x 2.75" wide

This is a gorgeous antique holy card. The image shows two angels gazing at a beautiful chalice with a radiant host. Beneath these there is a French prayer and several blooming lilies, the symbol for purity. Roughly translated the prayer reads: “Ask Jesus in the Eucharist not only to come into your heart but also to reign there forever”.

The colors are soft, muted pastels against a cream background. The reverse commemorates the first communion of Marc Pinoteau on March 11, 1909.

Dimensions: 4.5" tall x 2.75" wide

Shipping: $5

Item ID: E161206