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Orthodox Christian Saints and Occasions Prayer Cards
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items Our prayers to saints are intercessory prayers which are requests for their help in interceding with God for blessings and guidance. We also have many prayers during the day and evening as well as occasions. These prayer cards can be customized with all of your personal details and preferences.
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Customized prayer cards to saints, requesting their help in interceding with God for blessings and guidance.
St. Tikhon of Zadonsk was an 18th century Russian bishop in the Orthodox Christian church. He grew up in extreme poverty and worked in the fields for long hours. He entered a seminary under a state grant at 16. He was a gifted orator and writer and s...
St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orthodox Prayer Card
The martyrs of Kantara are thirteen Orthodox monks from the Kantara monastery in Cyprus, persecuted and executed in May 1231 at the request of Pope Gregory IX. After an inquisition trial for refusing the use of unleavened bread for the Eucharist, the...
The Martyrs of Kantara Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Raphael of Brooklyn was a late 19th century / early 20th century bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, vicar of the Northern-American diocese and head of the Antiochian Syrian Christian mission. He is best known for...
St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Prayer Card
During the 3rd century, profoundly religious and ascetic monks and hermits were martyred by barbarians in Mt. Sinai and Raithu, Egypt. On the same day, forty fathers were killed at Mt. Sinai and thirty-nine were slain at Raithu.
Holy Fathers Slain at Sinai and Raithu Prayer Card
St. Varnava Barnabas Nastic was an early 20th century Serbian Orthodox Church bishop who protested against the communist regime's persecution of the Orthodox Church in his area after World War 2. Because of this, he was imprisoned, tortured and jaile...
St. Varnava Barnabas Nastic Orthodox Prayer Card
Anthony, John, and Eustathius lived in Russia during the 14th century. They were young missionaries to the pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania who was married to an Orthodox princess. The missionaries were permitted to minister to her only and banned every...
Martyrs Anthony John Eustathius Prayer Card
The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern day Turkey) by the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD.
The Holy Martyrs Burned at Nicomedia Prayer Card
St. Mardarije Uskoković was a 19th century / early 20th century first Serbian Orthodox Bishop in the Diocese of America and Canada. He was a teach of repentance. He worked to establish the Serbian Orthodox Church in America.
St. Mardarije Uskokovic Orthodox Prayer Card
The Holy Martyrs of Jasenovac are Eastern Orthodox Christian saints and martyrs who were murdered by the Croatian fascist organisation, Ustaše, in a genocide campaign against Serbs in Jasenovac Concentration Camp in the Independent State of Croatia d...
The Holy Martyrs of Jasenovac Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Vasily Martysz became and Orthodox priest and was heavily involved in the religious, political and military affairs of Poland in the early 20th century. He also traveled to the Alaskan territory as a missionary with his family. He was transferred...
St. Vasily Martysz Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
The Martyrs of Adrianople, also known and venerated as the 377 Martyred Companions in Bulgaria, were executed in martyrdom during the early 9th century after they refused to renounce their faith.
Martyred Companions of Bulgaria Prayer Card
Seraphim of Sarov is one of the most renowned Russian saints. He is considered the greatest of the 18th-century elders. Seraphim extended the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson. He taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to receive the Holy Spirit. His most popular quotation amongst his devotees is "Acquire the Spirit of Peace, and thousands around you will be saved."
St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Prayer Card
John of Damascus was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist. He wrote works expounding the Christian faith, preeminent is An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith.
St. John of Damascus Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Andrew was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. His title is First-Called that comes from the Gospel of John, where Andrew, initially a disciple of John the Baptist, follows Jesus and recognized Him as the Messiah.
St. Andrew The First-Called Prayer Card
St. Mary of Egypt is personal for me. She is *the* saint for redemption for any and all sins. Mary of Egypt was a 6th / 7th century Egyptian Orthodox Christian saint. She left home at age 12 to pursue a life of debauchery, eschewing money for her actions. After 17 years of this life, she traveled to Jerusalem for the Great Feasts of the Exalt...
St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. Basil the Great was a 4th century Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 378. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christ...
Morning Prayer of St. Basil the Great Prayer Card
The Eastern Orthodox Church recognizes 222 Orthodox Christians who died during the Boxer Rebellion as Holy Martyrs of China. On the evening of 11 June 1900, leaflets were posted in the streets, calling for the massacre of the Christians and threateni...
The Martyrs of China Orthodox Prayer Card
The Great-martyr Photine of Samaria, Equal-to-the-Apostles, encountered Jesus Christ at the well of Jacob. After their conversation, Photini proclaimed Jesus Christ to the Samaritans. Tradition relates that the Apostles baptized her with the name "Ph...
St. Photini Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. Clement of Rome was the third in succession after the Apostle Peter as bishop of Rome. Clement is known mainly for the letter he wrote to the Corinthians in about AD 96. He is counted among the apostolic fathers. A tradition dated from the ninth ...
A Prayer of St. Clement of Rome Prayer Card
St. Clement of Alexandria was a 2nd century Christian theologian and philosopher. Prayer cards are a beautiful and blessed gift for yourself, your family and friends and your church.
A Prayer of St. Clement of Alexandria Prayer Card
St. John Chrysostom was an important 4th century Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders an...
Night Prayer of St. John Chrysostom Prayer Card
Mary Magdalene was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels in the New Testament, traveled with Jesus as one of his earliest followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. She is called Equal-to-the-Apostles. Prayer card...
St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Prayer Card
St. John Chrysostom was an important 4th century Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders an...
A Prayer of St. John Chrysostom Prayer Card
St. Kassiani was a 9th century Byzantine-Greek composer, hymnographer and poet. She holds a unique place in Byzantine music as the only known woman whose music appears in the Byzantine liturgy. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, f...
St. Kassiani Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Simon the Zealot, also the Canaanite, was one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. Prayer cards are wonderful gifts for yourself, friends, family and your church.
St. Simon the Zealot Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Nicholas of Myra was a 3rd / 4th century Christian bishop of Greek descent from a city in modern-day Turkey during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderw...
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Orthodox Prayer Card
Thecla, also spelled Thekla, was a saint of the early Christian Church, a reported follower of Paul the Apostle and, according to tradition, a martyr. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla (2nd cent...
St. Thekla Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Longinus is the name given to the unnamed Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in some modern Christian traditions, is described as a convert to Christianity.
St. Longinus Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. Olga, a convert from paganism to the Orthodox Church, helped prepare Russia, in the 10th century, for its later conversion under St. Vladimir. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, friends, family and your church.
St. Olga Equal-to-the-Apostles Prayer Card
St. Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, brought his country of Russia into the holy Orthodox Church in A.D. 988. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, friends, family and your church.
St. Vladimir Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Cyril and Methodius were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries during the 9th century. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, f...
Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Theophan the Recluse was a 19th century Russian Orthodox bishop and theologian. He wrote about the spiritual life, especially on the subjects of the Christian life and the training of youth in the faith. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to y...
St. Theophan the Recluse Orthodox Prayer Card
In the 11th century, Boris and Gleb were Russian martyrs. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, friends, family and your church.
Boris and Gleb Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. Peter the Aleut was born in the early 19th century. He was a native of Kodiak Island, Alaska and baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St Herman's missionaries. He was captured by Spanish soldiers and tortured and killed at the behest ...
St. Peter of Aleut Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco was a 20th century Russian ascetic and prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church. He fled communism in China and went to the United States. He was a pastor and reputed wonderworker with purported powers of prophecy...
St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco Prayer Card
St. Juvenaly of Alaska was an 18th century Russian monk and hieromartyr who was a member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries who came to the United States and evangelize the native inhabitants of Alaska. He was martyred while evangelizing amo...
Martyr Juvenaly of Alaska Orthodox Prayer Card
Ivan (John) Alexandrovich Kochurov was a late 19th century / early 20th century Russian priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. He came to the United States in the late 1890s as missionaries. He was very active in established parishes and helping peop...
St. John Kochurov Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos was a 20th century Greek Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, respected for his spiritual guidance and ascetic life. Prayer cards are a wonderful gift to give to yourself, friends, family and your church.
St. Paisios the Athonite Orthodox Prayer Card
Alexis Georgievich Toth was a 19th century Russian Orthodox church leader in the United States who converted tens of thousands to the Russian Orthodox Church. This contributed to the growth of Eastern Orthodoxy in the United States and the eventual e...
St. Alexis Toth of Wilkes-Barre Prayer Card
St. Brendan of Clonfert was a 6th century Irish monk. He is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He traveled extensively as a monk, looking for the Promised Land with several companions. Prayer cards are a...
St. Brendan the Navigator Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Sebastian of Jackson and San Francisco was a prominent Serbian priest in the Russian Mission in America in the 1890s and early 1900s. He founded numerous churches and was the author of several books. He was a missionary who became the first Serbi...
St. Sebastian of San Francisco Jackson Prayer Card
The holy and miracle-working icon, Panagia Pantanassa (Most-Holy Queen of All), is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary from the holy and great Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, Greece.
The Theotokos Pantanassa Orthodox Prayer Card
Over the course of one century—from Elder Leonid's arrival in 1829 until the Monastery's forced closure by the Communists in 1923—Optina, with its Skete of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist), was at the center of a tremendous spiritual revival in ...
Optina Elders Prayer Card
St. Sophrony the Athonite was a Russian-born Orthodox Christian archimandrite and one of the most noted ascetic monks of the 20th century.
St. Sophrony of Essex Prayer Card
Located at the Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Sitka, Alaska is one of the most revered Icons in North America: the Sitka Mother of God. Miracles have been attributed to the Sitka Mother of God Icon over the years. It is believed that the...
Sitka Icon of the Theotokos Prayer Card
Nectarios of Aegina, Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, was a 19th century / 20th century saint, one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated both in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church.
St. Nektarios of Aegina Prayer Card
Herman of Alaska was a an 18th century / 19th century Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. His gentle approach and ascetic life earned him the love and respect of both the native Alaskans and the Rus...
St. Herman of Alaska Prayer Card
A beautiful prayer card of the Holy Mother of God, the Theotokos. A wonderful gift for a congregation.
The Theotokos Orthodox Prayer Card
Mark of Ephesus was a 15th century theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire who became famous for his rejection of the Council of Ferrara–Florence. As a monk in Constantinople (modern day Turkey), Mark was a hymnographer and a follower of Gregory Palamas' theological views. As a theologian and a scholar, he was instrumental in the preparations for the Council of Ferrara–Florence. After renouncing the council as a lost cause, Mark became the leader of the Orthodox opposition to the Union of Florence, thus sealing his reputation as a defender of Eastern Orthodoxy and pillar of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
St. Mark of Ephesus Orthodox Prayer Card
St. Maximus the Confessor was a 6th / 7th century Orthodox Christian monk, theologian, and scholar.
St. Maximus the Confessor Orthodox Prayer Card
A stunning prayer card of the great Orthodox Christian saint, John the Baptist, the Forerunner. A wonderful gift for a congregation.
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Prayer Card
Gregory Palamas was a 14th century Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric. A monk of Mount Athos (modern Greece) and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of hesychast spirituality, the uncreated character of ...
St. Gregory Palamas Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
St. Basil the Great was a 4th century Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 378. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christ...
St. Basil Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Athanasius I was a 4th century Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria. Athanasius was a Church Father, the chief proponent of Nicene theology against the anti-Nicenes and a noted Egyptian Christian leader of the fourth century.
St. Athanasius Orthodox Christian Prayer Card
Saint Anastasia is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda during the early 4th century under the Great Persecution of Christians. She is known as a healer.
St. Anastasia, the Healer Prayer Card
St. Sava was the First Archbishop of Serbia Orthodox
St. Sava, First Archbishop of Serbia Prayer Card
Occasions
Orthodox Christian prayers are used in worship, private devotion and spiritual growth. These prayers are often recited daily and during specific occasions like meals, morning and evening and during certain events in our lives.
This prayer was especially created for me. Or it should have been! A lovely prayer before driving to St. Christopher, patron saint of travelers.
Prayer Card to St. Christopher for Drivers
Prayer at Daybreak of Elder Sophrony Prayer Card
Prayer at Daybreak of Elder Sophrony Prayer Card
I love this icon of the Theotokos and the Christ Child. It is so striking with the rich colors of red and gold. This prayer is so beautiful asking for a safe pregnancy. It can be customize with personal details and preferences.
Prayer for a Safe Pregnancy Orthodox Christian Card
This prayer is so comforting for a widow or widower. A beautiful, thoughtful gift to give yourself, your family and friends and your congregation.
Prayer Card for a Widow or Widower
A deeply moving prayer close to my heart. A prayer for redemption with an icon of the saint of redemption, Mary of Egypt.
A Prayer for Redemption St. Mary of Egypt Icon Place Card
For any time of need in a person's life, this is such a moving, powerful prayer to always carry with you.
Prayer in a Time of Need Orthodox Christian Card
A prayer for all of us to our guardian angel.
Guardian Angel Prayer Card Orthodox Christian
A morning prayer to start your day with God's guidance and love.
A Morning Prayer Card Orthodox Christian
A daily prayer to sustain yourself and never forget God's presence in our lives.
A Daily Prayer Orthodox Christian Card
In such tragic circumstances, prayer brings us closer to God, relying on His strength, love and guidance.
Prayer After a Miscarriage Orthodox Christian Card
We all struggle in certain areas of our relationship with God, and this one is mine. This prayer is a reminder that His ways are higher than ours and His thoughts than our thoughts.
Prayer for Accepting God's Will Orthodox Card
A beautiful prayer for departed loves ones who fell asleep in the Lord.
Prayer Card for Departed Loved Ones
Boy, do I wish I had this prayer card when I was in school!!
Prayer Card for Students Orthodox Christian