You've Received Something Prayerfully Made

The sticker in your hands was created through prayer, with you in mind—even if the person who made it didn’t yet know your name.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”
— Jeremiah 1:5 (NABRE)

Prayer Across Time​

When someone made your sticker, they weren’t just cutting paper—they were offering intercessory prayer, joining their heart to Christ. As they cut around each edge, they may have recited Hail Marys or Our Fathers, lifting up an unknown recipient—you—to God.

Yes, really. In the mystery of God’s providence, their prayers were already being directed toward the person who would receive the sticker, even before they knew who that would be. And because God is eternal—outside of time—He is able to apply the merits and intentions of prayers across time. In this way, a prayer made in the past can be joined to a moment in your present.

"With the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day."
— 2 Peter 3:8 (NABRE)

"In him we live and move and have our being."
— Acts 17:28 (NABRE)

“To God, all moments of time are present in their immediacy.”
— CCC §600

“The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.”
— James 5:16 (NABRE)

A Gift of Love​

The person who gave you this sticker chose to spend their time praying for you. In our fast-paced world, time is among the most precious gifts. Instead of rushing through their day, they paused—heart aligned with heaven—to lift you up, not by name perhaps, but in intention.

“Your every act should be done with love.”
— 1 Corinthians 16:14 (NABRE)

“By prayer every baptized person works for the coming of the Kingdom.”
— CCC §2632

The Communion of Saints​

This sticker also connects you to a deeper truth: the Communion of Saints—the invisible network of grace that binds all who are in Christ.

“Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness... They do not cease to intercede.”
— CCC §956

When someone prayed over this sticker, they became a small but real participant in this great communion. Their prayer—offered in secret—joined the liturgy of the saints, echoing across time and space.

“For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another.”
— Romans 12:4–5 (NABRE)

What Now?​

You might be wondering what to do with this gift. Here are some ways to respond to the grace extended to you:

Receive the Blessing​

• Offer a prayer of thanksgiving to God
• Stick it on something you see often—like your water bottle, laptop, phone case, or guitar—and let it prompt you to pray whenever you notice it
• Let it prompt you to hope—to know that you are known, loved, and prayed for

“In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NABRE)

Pass It Forward​

• Learn more about the Catholic faith, the source of this love
• Offer a prayer for the one who made your sticker
• Maybe you’ll be inspired to create a sticker of your own, and pray for its future recipient

“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
— Matthew 10:8 (NABRE)

A Personal Message​