A look inside
Last month I launched the Pray on Paper Club — a monthly subscription where each month I mail you an envelope with a collection of print
items designed and curated to help you slow down and pray a little deeper.
A few people have reached out asking what this actually looks like, so I wanted to show you what was inside our first envelope. Every piece had a theme — Easter — and everything pointed toward the Resurrection.
Doors are currently open if you’d like to join. I’d love to have you.
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Here’s what was inside:
A letter setting the tone for everything inside — a reflection on slow prayer and why this club exists.
An excerpt from a homily by St. John Paul II — written for the very first Easter Vigil he celebrated as Pope in 1979. It is a beautiful and unusual piece of writing.
A prayer card featuring an engraving by the 19th century French artist Gustave Doré — the angel at the empty tomb. On the back, the Scripturepassage from Matthew 28 describing that exact moment. Perfect for Lectio Divina. A small card walking you through that ancient method of prayer was included too.
An artprint — also Doré — his rendering of Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. One of the great Old Testament prefigurations of the Resurrection. Something to sit with.
A small desk card carrying the words of St. Thomas when the Risen Christ appeared to him: “My Lord and my God.” Short enough to pray a hundred times a day.
An Eternal Stamp sticker — No. 001 — depicting the Risen Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene. A small collector’s piece.
And my favorite part: a real prayer intention from a fellow club member. Someone you have never met, praying for you by name.
See the picture below!
As I said, doors are currently open as we gear up for the May mailing. Click here to join.
Keep praying,
Mark
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