This prayer card is based on the oldest known Marian prayer - Sub Tuum Praesidium - Greek for "Beneath Thy Protection". A written copy was found in Egypt that dated back to the 3rd or 4th Century AD.
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 front of this laminated prayer card depicts an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary standing on a snake with a crown of stars around her head. On the back is the prayer "Sub Tuum Praesidium" translated from the Latin version that dates back approximately 1,000 years.
Sub Tuum Praesidium(We fly to your patronage)
We fly to your patronage
O Holy Mother of God;
Despise not our petitions
in our necessities,
but deliver us always
from all dangers
O ever-glorious and
Blessed Virgin