Orders for any of the posters or prayer cards may be faxed or mailed using the order form available here
or
you may phone your order to:
NCEA Elementary Schools Department
at 1(800)711-6232.

  Posters and Prayer Cards

Kateri Tekakwitha, of the Turtle clan, received baptism at the age of eighteen and practiced her religion with such extraordinary sanctity that her life became at great risk. She was forced to flee to a Native American Christian community in Kahnawake, Quebec where she made a vow of chastity and lived a life dedicated to prayer, penance, and care for the sick and elderly. She died in 1680 at the age of 24. Her last words were: "Jesus, I love you." According to tradition, numerous people who participated in her funeral were miraculously healed of their illnesses. On October 21, 2012, St. Kateri becomes the first native North American to be canonized. 

The prayer cards remind us that we belong to Christ. The poster has the Litany of St. Kateri Tekakwitha on the reverse.

St. Francis of Assisi

Perhaps the most beloved saint on the Catholic calendar, St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) is the patron of animals and ecology. On his feast day (October 4), many people have their animals (pet, farm, or exotic) blessed. Along with St. Dominic (1170-1221), St. Francis was founder of a new kind of religious order: the mendicants: those who begged or relied on donations in order to survive. They did not own property, individually or collectively and took a vow of poverty. Their reason for being was solely to preach the Gospel. As St. Francis said: ”Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.” St. Francis is also responsible for our Christmas Nativity scenes (crèches) by presenting a living manger at Greccio at the Midnight Mass.

The prayer cards carry the Prayer of St. Francis. The posters remind us that preaching the Gospel is not only a matter of words; we must live the Gospel in all that we do.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patronness of the Americas, is surrounded by those who brought new glory to an ancient faith: the saints of North, South, and Central America. Saints featured are: St. Elizabeth Seton, Belssed Kateri, Tekawitha, St. John Neumann, St. Rose of Lima, St. Martin de Porres, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, San Juan Diego, and St. Katharine Drexel.

The poster of Saints of the Americas is suitable for home and school, since both educators and parents are teachers of the children entrusted to them (CCC #2223, 2226, 2252).

Prayer cards of Saints of the Americas have a prayer appropriate for school or home. It serves as a reminder of the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God and the First Disciple of Jesus Christ.

This icon from NCEA focuses on the Holy Family: “. . . the ‘domestic church’ where God’s children learn to pray ‘as the Church’ and to persevere in prayer” (CCC #2685, 2694). These may be used with students and faculty to further devotion to the Holy Family or made available to the parents in your Home and School Association.

Christ the Teacher

Christ the Teacher is one of Jesus’ most exalted titles. Jesus spent His ministry as a teacher. This icon serves as a reminder to all who minister in Catholic education that we must model ourselves after Christ, who is our Teacher. All that we do should make Christ the Teacher present to our students.

The poster of Christ the Teacher is suitable for school and home, since both educators and parents are teachers of the children entrusted to them (CCC #2223, 2226, 2252).

Prayer cards of Christ the Teacher have a prayer for teachers to begin their day. It serves as a reminder of the sacredness of their ministry.

Sedes Sapientiae (Mary, Seat of Wisdom)

Based on the classic pose of the Madonna and Child called eleusa ("compassionate one"). This icon of the Sweet Kissing emphasizes the tender and trusting relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.

The poster size image (8-1/2” x 11”) has the Litany of Loreto on the reverse. The prayer cards have a prayer to “Mary, Seat of Wisdom” by St. Thomas Aquinas.

Each poster is $2.00; each pack of prayer cards (20/pack) is $10.00.