Eight handmade Catholic and Orthodox prayer cards for married couples, engaged couples, and anyone who wants to give a wedding or anniversary gift that carries real theological weight.
Each card features a full-color icon on the front. On the back: a short historical biography of the saint — who they were, what their marriage looked like, and why the faithful pray to them — followed by a prayer addressed directly to that saint for marriage, family life, and the specific need that saint represents. Cards are standard holy card size (2.5" × 4.25"), printed on quality card stock, and made by hand in Austin, Texas.
The eight saints in this bundle:
Saint Joseph — The patron of husbands, fathers, and families. The man who received an extraordinary situation with no explanation and said yes. Model of the silent, faithful, protective love that sustains a household — present in every dimension of family life without needing to be seen.
Saint Monica — Roman Catholic. The patron of difficult marriages and perseverance in prayer. Bore an unfaithful and quick-tempered husband for years without bitterness, outlasted him through prayer, and then spent decades praying for her son Augustine — whose conversion became one of the most celebrated in Christian history. The card for the spouse holding the marriage together largely alone.
Saints Joachim and Anna — Eastern Orthodox. The parents of the Virgin Mary, who waited decades in faithful marriage for the child they had been promised. Their covenant with each other and with God was maintained through a long season of apparent divine silence — and into that faithfulness God placed the most important birth in human history. The model of patient, faithful marriage.
Saints Gregory and Nonna — Eastern Orthodox. The couple whose marriage produced three canonized saints including Gregory the Theologian, one of the greatest theologians in Christian history. Nonna's quiet faithfulness drew her syncretic husband into Christian faith, then ordination, then sainthood. The patron couple for marriages where one spouse is carrying the faith for both.
Saints Louis and Zélie Martin — Roman Catholic. The only married couple canonized together in modern Catholic history. Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Their extensive correspondence survives as a record of an ordinary marriage ordered entirely toward God — canonized by Pope Francis in 2015 as the Church's formal declaration that faithful married life is itself a complete path to holiness.
Saints Aquila and Priscilla — Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic. The New Testament couple who traveled and ministered alongside Paul, hosted a church in their home in Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome, and whom Paul calls his fellow workers in Christ who risked their lives for him. The original model of the domestic church — marriage as something more than a private arrangement.
Saint Rita of Cascia — Roman Catholic. The patron of difficult marriages and impossible causes. Bore eighteen years of a genuinely hard marriage with faith, without retaliation, and is now the intercessor for those whose marriage has been the most difficult thing in their life. Not the card for the easy seasons — the card for the hardest ones.
Saints Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea — Eastern Orthodox. The Cappadocian couple whose marriage produced ten children, four of whom are venerated as saints — including Basil the Great, the most influential theologian of the fourth century. The model of the family whose home is ordered toward faith and whose spiritual fruitfulness extends across generations.
This bundle is designed as a wedding gift, an anniversary gift, and a personal devotional set. For the newly engaged couple entering the vocation of marriage, for the couple in a difficult season, for the family trying to build something that lasts across generations, and for anyone who wants something in their home that connects them to the full tradition of Christian marriage.
Eight handmade Catholic and Orthodox prayer cards for married couples, engaged couples, and anyone who wants to give a wedding or anniversary gift that carries real theological weight.
Each card features a full-color icon on the front. On the back: a short historical biography of the saint — who they were, what their marriage looked like, and why the faithful pray to them — followed by a prayer addressed directly to that saint for marriage, family life, and the specific need that saint represents. Cards are standard holy card size (2.5" × 4.25"), printed on quality card stock, and made by hand in Austin, Texas.
The eight saints in this bundle:
Saint Joseph — The patron of husbands, fathers, and families. The man who received an extraordinary situation with no explanation and said yes. Model of the silent, faithful, protective love that sustains a household — present in every dimension of family life without needing to be seen.
Saint Monica — Roman Catholic. The patron of difficult marriages and perseverance in prayer. Bore an unfaithful and quick-tempered husband for years without bitterness, outlasted him through prayer, and then spent decades praying for her son Augustine — whose conversion became one of the most celebrated in Christian history. The card for the spouse holding the marriage together largely alone.
Saints Joachim and Anna — Eastern Orthodox. The parents of the Virgin Mary, who waited decades in faithful marriage for the child they had been promised. Their covenant with each other and with God was maintained through a long season of apparent divine silence — and into that faithfulness God placed the most important birth in human history. The model of patient, faithful marriage.
Saints Gregory and Nonna — Eastern Orthodox. The couple whose marriage produced three canonized saints including Gregory the Theologian, one of the greatest theologians in Christian history. Nonna's quiet faithfulness drew her syncretic husband into Christian faith, then ordination, then sainthood. The patron couple for marriages where one spouse is carrying the faith for both.
Saints Louis and Zélie Martin — Roman Catholic. The only married couple canonized together in modern Catholic history. Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Their extensive correspondence survives as a record of an ordinary marriage ordered entirely toward God — canonized by Pope Francis in 2015 as the Church's formal declaration that faithful married life is itself a complete path to holiness.
Saints Aquila and Priscilla — Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic. The New Testament couple who traveled and ministered alongside Paul, hosted a church in their home in Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome, and whom Paul calls his fellow workers in Christ who risked their lives for him. The original model of the domestic church — marriage as something more than a private arrangement.
Saint Rita of Cascia — Roman Catholic. The patron of difficult marriages and impossible causes. Bore eighteen years of a genuinely hard marriage with faith, without retaliation, and is now the intercessor for those whose marriage has been the most difficult thing in their life. Not the card for the easy seasons — the card for the hardest ones.
Saints Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea — Eastern Orthodox. The Cappadocian couple whose marriage produced ten children, four of whom are venerated as saints — including Basil the Great, the most influential theologian of the fourth century. The model of the family whose home is ordered toward faith and whose spiritual fruitfulness extends across generations.
This bundle is designed as a wedding gift, an anniversary gift, and a personal devotional set. For the newly engaged couple entering the vocation of marriage, for the couple in a difficult season, for the family trying to build something that lasts across generations, and for anyone who wants something in their home that connects them to the full tradition of Christian marriage.
