Our Lady, Star of the Sea (Stella Maris) laminated Catholic Holy prayer card.

Description

Stella Maris or Star of the Sea is a title for Mary that dates back to the 4th and 5th century to St. Jerome. He translated the name of Mary from Hebrew and other sources to mean Star of the Sea. The devotion to Our Lady, Star of the Sea really took hold in the medieval period and was written about in the 5th, 8th and 9th centuries. In the 12th century St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote "If the winds of temptation arise; if you are driven upon the rocks of tribulation look to the star, call on Mary. If you are tossed upon the waves of pride, of ambition, of envy, of rivalry, look to the star, call on Mary. Should anger, or avarice, or fleshly desire violently assail the frail vessel of your soul, look at the star, call upon Mary."
This beautiful Holy Prayer Card is based on a real photo of the statue of Mary, Star of the Sea. The statue was used as a template but the image has been completely altered and redesigned.  This card has been digitally designed and handcrafted in the United States. The statue of Mary has been redesigned to offer a unique look. Pictured here Mary is standing on the ocean waves with a guiding star behind Her. She is the guiding star which leads us to Christ. This card has been designed to honor the Mother of Jesus and to glorify God through veneration of Her.
The back of the card offers information on the feast day of Mary under this title. It also offers a prayer to Our Lady, Star of the Sea.
The card dimensions are 2.5 inches by 5 inches. It is beautifully designed and unlike any other prayer card of Mary under this title. The card is laminated to extend its usage and is part of the Marian collection series of these cards. What makes these cards unique, is that these are the only cards based on real photographs of statues and real backgrounds. They are very sharp and carefully designed to present real beauty of Catholic art and devotion.
This is a digitally mastered photo of a statue of Our Lady, Star of the Sea. This work of art has been specially created as part of the series called The Marian Collection. This is one of a kind print which you will not find anywhere else. The work on this has been very detailed and time consuming giving the final product with superior quality and vivid colors.
Our holy cards are of the highest quality you will find anywhere. They are very durable, very clear and sharp. They will last you for many years of prayer.
Laminate Thickness: 5mil for durability
Corners: rounded for durability
Paper: Double-sided matte 8mil high quality photo paper
Card size: 2 5/8in x 5 1/8in with laminate (67mm x 130mm)
Pricing
Please note that due to the recent increase in shipping costs we had to increase the prices of our holy cards. However, we are now offering these cards in a thicker 5 mil laminate which is much more durable to offset the increase in price. This allows us to continue to offer free shipping on all US orders and not to increase shipping prices on international orders. Thank you for your understanding.
Watermarks and copyright
All our images are copyrighted and cannot be used without our permission by any third party. All watermarks on our images will be removed from the items you purchase from us. Thank you.
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Small quantities are shipped in regular envelope and tracking is not available. Larger quantities 10+ Will be shipped with tracking.