Made in Italy, these beautifully designed laminated prayer cards are inspiring and sturdy. They can be purchased as singles or in packs of 25 for a bulk discount.
The icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is one of my favorite works of art. This icon is written on the front of this prayer card with gold-tinted metalic ink so that it reflects light just like a gold-leafed icon would. The prayer on the back of this Our Lady of Perpetual Help holy card contains the imprimatur of William Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston.
Prayer on the back:
Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual HelpO Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that
I may ever invoke Thy most powerful name,
which is the safeguard of the
living and the salvation of the dying. O
Purest Mary, O Sweetest Mary, let Thy
name henceforth be ever on my lips.
Delay not, O Blessed Lady, to help me
whenever I call on Thee, for, in all my
temptations, in all my needs, I shall
never cease to call on Thee, ever
repeating Thy sacred name, Mary, Mary.
O what consolation, what sweetness,
what confidence, what emothion fill my
soul when I pronounce Thy sacred
name, or even only think of Thee. I
thank God for having given Thee, for
my good, so sweet, so powerful, so
lovely a name. But I will not be content
with merely uttering Thy name; let my
love for Thee prompt me ever to hail
Thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.