Vintage holy cards

"In this vintage German Holy Card, we see The Holy Mass as it really is. Not just the visible aspects of it, but the invisible. The Mass is the re-presentation of Christ on the Cross, that exact moment in history perpetuated throughout the ages (Catechism 1323). When the priest makes the sacrifice, angels of the Heavenly Host are present. St. John Chrysostom, among others, stated that \"When Mass is being celebrated, the Sanctuary is filled with countless Angels who adore the Divine Victim…

Hail Holy Queen Antique Holy Card – Anonymous Artist This charming vintage French holy card is one of the most unique we’ve ever seen. We’ve wanted to offer it since we first saw it years ago, but the copy we had wasn’t fine enough. Recently we were thrilled to find a much cleaner, sharper copy that we could restore! It’s from the late 1800s, with early Art Nouveau touches in the foliage and the filigree. The column of the tree is strikingly lined up with Mary and Jesus and would have been…

Immaculate Heart – Einsiedeln Based on an Antique Holy Card This sweet, old-fashioned Immaculate Heart is a mixture of two technologies they had for making holy cards in the mid-1800s. For the frame it uses the engraving style, popular in the early decades of that century. Combined with that is the use of lithograph for the beautiful, colored Immaculate Heart in the center. Lithographs were the cutting-edge technology of the time, providing lovely, full-colored, ink-rich holy cards for…

Italian holy card of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette. 1908

St. Agnes Antique Holy Card – Anonymous Artist Lovely and romantic, this portrayal of 4th Century Christian and Martyr, Agnes of Rome, shows her in a peaceful Roman garden and suggests aspects of the girl herself. She was beautiful with a gentle loving spirit, and turned down many men because of her devotion to Christ. Eventually, she was reported to the authorities for the crime of being Christian. Agnes, whose name means lamb, is usually shown holding a lamb, indicating her innocence. The…

IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran…

In this French Victorian holy card, Mary is holding the Sacred Heart as well as the baby Jesus, so we get two powerful Catholic Icons in this rare image: The Sacred Heart and the Madonna and Child. The colors are rich and warm, but still have some of that vintage feel. We love this card and think it is beautiful! The French inscription at the bottom reads, “Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Pray for Us.” Underneath that it says, “100 days one day at a time for the Associates,” which we think was…

A beautiful collection of Antique Holy Card Ephemera! Most of these cards are French with Lace borders, some are Sacred Heart Holy Cards.

"This antique holy card from the late 1800s has all three hearts of the Holy Family. It is rare in that it includes the Chaste Heart of Joseph. Even today, this is quite uncommon. We feel it is a great reminder that, as a family, their hearts were united in love. For us, we can feel the warmth represented in this holy card. It helps us imagine the Holy Family and their warm embrace. The French inscription reads, \"I give you my heart, I give you my life.\" Looks great in a den or office, or…