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Mariam Baouardy Prayer Card – Patron for Deliverance from Spiritual Oppression, Healing from Trauma & Inner Peace During Mental Anguish

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Saint Mariam Baouardy, known in religion as Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, lived a life that feels almost too intense to be true. Born in 1846 in Abellin, Galilee, into a Melkite Greek Catholic family, she endured violence, abandonment, spiritual trial, mystical ecstasy, and deep union with Christ.

She died in 1878 at only thirty-two years old.

Her feast day is celebrated on August 26 in the Roman calendar and within the Carmelite family. She is venerated across the Catholic Church and remembered especially within the Melkite Greek Catholic tradition from which she came.

Mariam’s childhood was marked by grief. Orphaned at a young age, she was placed in difficult family circumstances. As a teenager, she suffered a violent attack that nearly took her life after refusing to deny her Christian faith. She survived against all expectation.

Her life after that moment was never ordinary.

People pray to Saint Mariam today when spiritual oppression feels suffocating, when trauma lingers in the body, and when emotional anguish will not lift. She understands darkness. She experienced mystical trials, including periods of intense spiritual warfare. Yet she also experienced profound union with Christ and overwhelming divine consolation.

If you are struggling with anxiety, spiritual heaviness, intrusive fear, or past trauma that feels unresolved, Saint Mariam knows that interior battlefield.

Her life teaches that holiness does not erase wounds.

It transforms them.

This prayer card is created as a spiritual heirloom. It is meant to accompany seasons of spiritual struggle and healing, reminding the soul that God’s mercy reaches even the deepest wounds.

Each card is handmade in Austin, TX and created to order. We do not keep stock, because every prayer card is treated as a unique devotional offering. They are printed on museum-quality photo paper, not cardstock. Every card is made slowly, during prayer, with intentional reverence for the saint or holy image and for the person who will receive it. Names are lifted before Christ. Intentions are held carefully. Each piece is handled multiple times in prayerful silence, asking God for mercy and asking the saint to intercede for the soul it is being made for. This is not production work. It is devotional craftsmanship shaped with patience, care, and spiritual responsibility, because every soul and every prayer matters.

Saint Mariam Baouardy, known in religion as Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, lived a life that feels almost too intense to be true. Born in 1846 in Abellin, Galilee, into a Melkite Greek Catholic family, she endured violence, abandonment, spiritual trial, mystical ecstasy, and deep union with Christ.

She died in 1878 at only thirty-two years old.

Her feast day is celebrated on August 26 in the Roman calendar and within the Carmelite family. She is venerated across the Catholic Church and remembered especially within the Melkite Greek Catholic tradition from which she came.

Mariam’s childhood was marked by grief. Orphaned at a young age, she was placed in difficult family circumstances. As a teenager, she suffered a violent attack that nearly took her life after refusing to deny her Christian faith. She survived against all expectation.

Her life after that moment was never ordinary.

People pray to Saint Mariam today when spiritual oppression feels suffocating, when trauma lingers in the body, and when emotional anguish will not lift. She understands darkness. She experienced mystical trials, including periods of intense spiritual warfare. Yet she also experienced profound union with Christ and overwhelming divine consolation.

If you are struggling with anxiety, spiritual heaviness, intrusive fear, or past trauma that feels unresolved, Saint Mariam knows that interior battlefield.

Her life teaches that holiness does not erase wounds.

It transforms them.

This prayer card is created as a spiritual heirloom. It is meant to accompany seasons of spiritual struggle and healing, reminding the soul that God’s mercy reaches even the deepest wounds.

Each card is handmade in Austin, TX and created to order. We do not keep stock, because every prayer card is treated as a unique devotional offering. They are printed on museum-quality photo paper, not cardstock. Every card is made slowly, during prayer, with intentional reverence for the saint or holy image and for the person who will receive it. Names are lifted before Christ. Intentions are held carefully. Each piece is handled multiple times in prayerful silence, asking God for mercy and asking the saint to intercede for the soul it is being made for. This is not production work. It is devotional craftsmanship shaped with patience, care, and spiritual responsibility, because every soul and every prayer matters.

  • THE LIFE & STORY

    Mariam Baouardy was born into a poor Melkite Catholic family in Galilee. Her parents had previously lost many children in infancy and dedicated her to the Virgin Mary in gratitude for her survival.

    She was orphaned before the age of three.

    Raised by relatives, she received little formal education and was often treated harshly. At thirteen, when pressured into marriage, she refused, declaring her desire to belong to Christ alone.

    Shortly afterward, she was attacked by a man who attempted to force her to renounce Christianity. When she refused, he slit her throat and left her for dead. She miraculously survived, later attributing her rescue to the intercession of the Virgin Mary.

    After this event, her life deepened into intense spiritual experience.

    She entered religious life and eventually joined the Discalced Carmelites, taking the name Mary of Jesus Crucified. Her spirituality was marked by humility, simplicity, and profound mystical phenomena. She experienced ecstasies, levitations reported by witnesses, and periods of spiritual darkness described as demonic assault.

    She was not educated.

    She was not influential.

    She was hidden.

    Yet her holiness drew attention.

    She helped found Carmelite monasteries in India and Bethlehem. Despite mystical experiences, she remained childlike in simplicity, frequently asking forgiveness for small faults and clinging to obedience.

    She died in Bethlehem in 1878 following a fall that caused infection.

    She was canonized in 2015 by Pope Francis.

    Saint Mariam teaches that the deepest wounds can become places of encounter with God.

  • MIRACLES & PATRONAGE

    Patron Saint Of:

    • Deliverance from spiritual oppression

    • Healing from trauma and violence

    • Relief from anxiety and emotional anguish

    • Protection of persecuted Christians

    • Humility amid mystical experiences

    Saint Mariam’s life included reported mystical phenomena and deliverance from severe spiritual attacks. Witnesses testified to her intense spiritual battles and her unwavering surrender to Christ.

    After her death, numerous healings were attributed to her intercession, including the miracles recognized for her beatification and canonization. Many devotees turn to her in cases of emotional disturbance, spiritual heaviness, and lingering trauma.

    Her miracles often involve interior peace.

    Fear loosening.
    Nightmares ceasing.
    Hope returning after despair.

    She remains especially close to those who have survived violence.

  • PRAYERS

    Short Traditional Invocation

    Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified, humble bride of Christ, pray for us.

    Traditional Prayer to Saint Mariam Baouardy

    O Saint Mariam,
    who trusted Christ through suffering and darkness,
    intercede for us before the Lord.

    You who endured violence yet chose forgiveness,
    bring healing to wounded hearts.

    You who faced spiritual trial with humility,
    protect us from oppression and fear.

    Obtain for us peace in anxiety,
    strength in weakness,
    and hope in despair.

    Through your prayers,
    may Christ restore our souls
    and grant us His mercy.

    Amen.

  • FAQ

    What is Saint Mariam Baouardy known for?
    She is known as a Melkite Catholic Carmelite mystic who endured violence, experienced profound mystical union with Christ, and helped found Carmelite monasteries.

    When is her feast day?
    August 26 in the Roman calendar and within the Carmelite order.

    Which Christian traditions venerate Saint Mariam Baouardy?
    She is venerated within the Catholic Church, especially among Melkite Greek Catholics and the Carmelite family.

    Why do people pray to Saint Mariam for spiritual oppression and trauma healing?
    Because she endured intense spiritual and physical suffering yet remained faithful, and many seek her intercession for peace amid psychological and spiritual distress.