Credits & Sources

With gratitude to the artists, photographers, and institutions whose work adorns these pages.

About every image on this site

Every photograph and work of art on this site comes from the public domain or an open Creative Commons source, gathered from Wikimedia Commons and similar freely licensed collections. None of the photographs are our own. Where a work has a known artist, the artist and the church or museum that holds it are named beneath the image.

What This Site Is — and Is Not

Praying here is free: The Rosary, every prayer text, and the Wall of Light are free to use. Lighting a candle is never an exchange for a prayer, a blessing, or a favor.
No account is needed to pray: You never have to register or sign in to pray the Rosary or read anything on this site. You may also light a candle privately, in which case nothing is recorded at all.
Shared intentions are reviewed first: Sharing an intention on the Wall of Light is optional. Every submission is read by a person before it appears, and only your first name and last initial are ever shown.
Your email is never published: An email address is optional. If you give one it is never shown on the wall or anywhere else public, and is used only to contact you about your own submission if that is ever necessary.
A sign of prayer, not a substitute for parish life: The candles here are a sign of prayer and a help to devotion. They are not a sacrament or sacramental, and they are not a substitute for the Mass, the sacraments, or the life of your parish.

Great Catholic Churches

Archbasilica of St. John Lateran — The NaveRome, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-john-lateran-nave.jpg
The Papal Cathedra of St. John LateranRome, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-john-lateran-cathedra.jpg
St. John Lateran — InteriorRome, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-john-lateran-interior.jpg
Basilica of St. Francis of AssisiAssisi, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/assisi-st-francis-exterior.jpg
Basilica of St. Francis — The Friary CloisterAssisi, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/assisi-st-francis-basilica.jpg
Chartres Cathedral — Stained GlassChartres, France: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/chartres-stained-glass.jpg
Chartres Cathedral — The ChoirChartres, France: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/chartres-choir.jpg
Chartres Cathedral — ExteriorChartres, France: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/chartres-exterior.jpg
Milan Cathedral — Chancel and AltarMilan, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/milan-cathedral-altar.jpg
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore — InteriorRome, Italy: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/santa-maria-maggiore-interior.jpg
Notre-Dame de ParisParis, France: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-paris.jpg
St. Peter’s Basilica — Bernini’s BaldachinVatican City: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-peters-baldachin.jpg
The Tomb of St. Peter — Vatican GrottoesVatican City: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-peters-tomb.jpg
Notre-Dame Basilica — The SanctuaryMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-montreal-sanctuary.jpg
Notre-Dame Basilica — Vault and PulpitMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-montreal-vault.jpg
Notre-Dame Basilica — The High AltarMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-montreal-altar.jpg
Notre-Dame Basilica — The Casavant OrganMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-montreal-organ.jpg
Notre-Dame Basilica — A Window of Its HistoryMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/notre-dame-montreal-history-window.jpg
Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-CœurMontréal, Canada: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/chapelle-sacre-coeur-montreal.jpg

Sacred Art

The Archangel Michael Defeating SatanGuido Reni, 1635 — Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/reni-st-michael.jpg
St. Michael the ArchangelContemporary devotional artwork: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/st-michael-archangel-devotional.jpg
The Last SupperLeonardo da Vinci, 1495–1498 — Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/leonardo-last-supper.jpg
The TransfigurationRaphael, 1516–1520 — Vatican Pinacoteca: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/raphael-transfiguration.jpg
Christ CrucifiedDiego Velázquez, c. 1632 — Museo del Prado, Madrid: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/velazquez-christ-crucified.jpg
The CrucifixionCimabue, c. 1280s — Upper Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/cimabue-crucifixion.jpg
The Adoration of the ShepherdsEl Greco, c. 1612–1614 — Museo del Prado, Madrid: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/el-greco-adoration-shepherds.jpg
Entry into JerusalemPietro Lorenzetti, c. 1320 — Lower Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/lorenzetti-entry-jerusalem.jpg
Madonna and Child (Madonna dei Tramonti)Pietro Lorenzetti, c. 1320 — Lower Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/lorenzetti-madonna-child.jpg
The Tears of St. PeterEl Greco, c. 1587–1596: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/el-greco-tears-of-st-peter.jpg
The Crucifixion of St. PeterCaravaggio, 1601 — Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/caravaggio-crucifixion-st-peter.jpg
St. Ambrose barring TheodosiusAnthony van Dyck, c. 1619–1620 — National Gallery, London: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/van-dyck-ambrose-theodosius.jpg
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (La Disputa)Raphael, 1509–1510 — Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/raphael-disputation-holy-sacrament.jpg
The Immaculate ConceptionBartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1678 — Museo del Prado, Madrid: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/murillo-immaculate-conception.jpg
The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria MaggioreGiovanni Paolo Panini, 18th century: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/panini-santa-maria-maggiore.jpg
The Founding of Santa Maria Maggiore (Miracle of the Snow)Masolino da Panicale, c. 1428: Public domain / Creative Commons/art/masolino-founding-santa-maria-maggiore.jpg
Christ Pantocrator (the Deësis Mosaic)c. 1261 — Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul): Public domain / Creative Commons/art/deesis-christ-pantocrator.jpg

Prayer Card Artwork

Our Lady of the Rosary: The Madonna of the Rosary — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1650/art/our-lady.jpg
The Madonna Enthroned: Devotional holy card, Belgium — Madonna and Child enthroned with attendant saints and angels/art/cards/holy-card-madonna-enthroned-belgium.jpg
The Miraculous Medal: The Miraculous Medal, front and reverse/art/cards/miraculous-medal.jpg
The Holy Rosary: Numbered diagram of the rosary beads/art/rosary-bead-diagram.jpg
The Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Sacred Heart of Jesus — Pompeo Batoni, 1767/art/sacred-heart.jpg
The Most Precious Blood & the Holy Eucharist: The Savior with the Eucharist — Juan de Juanes, c. 1545–1550 (Museo del Prado)/art/eucharist.jpg
The Way of the Cross: Christ Carrying the Cross — Titian, c. 1565 (with Simon of Cyrene, the fifth station)/art/cards/titian-christ-carrying-cross.jpg
Salvator Mundi — Six Miracles of Calvary: Salvator Mundi (Christ Blessing) — Titian, c. 1570 (Hermitage Museum)/art/cards/titian-salvator-mundi.jpg
Consecration to the Holy Family: Icon of the Holy Family of Nazareth/art/cards/holy-family-icon.jpg
Psalm 91 — My Refuge and My Fortress: The fortress — “my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust”/art/cards/psalm-91-fortress.jpg
Psalm 34 — The Angel of the Lord: The pillar of fire — “the Lord went before them to show the way”/art/cards/psalm-34-angel-of-the-lord.jpg
For the Salvation of a Loved One: The Return of the Prodigal Son — Rembrandt, c. 1669 (Hermitage Museum)/art/cards/rembrandt-prodigal-son.jpg
St. Michael the Archangel: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan — Guido Reni, 1635/art/reni-st-michael.jpg
St. Joseph: St. Joseph and the Christ Child — Guido Reni, c. 1640/art/st-joseph.jpg
St. Anthony of Padua: St. Anthony of Padua — fresco, Basilica of St. Anthony, Padua/art/cards/st-anthony-padua.jpg
St. Dominic: The Madonna of the Rosary — Caravaggio, 1607 (St. Dominic receives the rosaries)/art/st-dominic.jpg
St. Pio of Pietrelcina: Padre Pio as a young Capuchin friar, holding a lamb — photographer unknown, 1920s/art/cards/padre-pio-young.jpg
Pope St. John Paul II: Pope John Paul II, from the Mysteries of Light window in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Tullow, Co. Carlow — photograph by Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)/art/cards/john-paul-ii-window.jpg

Prayer Texts, Scripture & Original Artwork Notes

Prayer texts and Mystery structure: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (usccb.org); Marians of the Immaculate Conception, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy (thedivinemercy.org); New Advent (newadvent.org). Scripture excerpts from the New American Bible as presented by the USCCB. Artwork: every painting on this site is in the public domain (or released under CC0) and was obtained from Wikimedia Commons — The Annunciation, Fra Angelico, c. 1426 (Museo del Prado); Christ Crucified, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632 (Museo del Prado); The Resurrection, Piero della Francesca, c. 1465 (Sansepolcro); The Baptism of Christ, Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1475 (Uffizi); The Madonna of the Rosary, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1650; The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pompeo Batoni, 1767 (CC0); The Savior with the Eucharist, Juan de Juanes, c. 1545–1550 (Museo del Prado); The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan, Guido Reni, 1635; St. Joseph and the Christ Child, Guido Reni, c. 1640; The Madonna of the Rosary, Caravaggio, 1607 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). The prayer cards for St. Pio of Pietrelcina and Pope St. John Paul II carry no photograph: each would require a 20th-century image whose copyright we have not been able to confirm, and we would rather leave that space empty than use one we cannot credit honestly.

If you are the rights-holder of any image here and wish it credited differently or removed, the family will gladly comply.