Help your loved ones stay connected to the Church through free monthly snail mail letters.

It is easy. Simply sign them up to receive free Catholic materials by mail from Saint Anthony Mail!

Each letter comes with wisdom from a variety of saints, a one page novena for the month, a saints prayer card, and a brief note.

It's completely free!

Letters from Saint Anthony Mail are designed to help the ill and the homebound to be more connected to our Catholic Church. In many cases, they might not be able to attend mass regularly or at all. The most important gift is to receive Our Lord in the Eucharist, The letters help keep that tie to our precious Catholic Faith and to help them be prepared to receive Our Lord when they can.

We also are grateful for the opportunity to provide these free Catholic materials to prisoners.

The letters include writings from a saint (include on the front and back of a single page), a one page novena, some reflections about the faith, and a prayer card. Note, the information provided is from a wide range of saints. (There has been some confusion that these letters are all about St. Anthony of Padua. That is not the case. In fact, although St. Anthony of Padua is a favorite saint, no letter has included information about St. Anthony.)

Yes. Letters are sent worldwide wherever mail is delivered. Everything in the letters is written in English. Currently, letters are being sent to people who live in eighteen different countries (beside the U.S.) and forty-six states and one territory in the U.S.

Check the date when you signed up for Saint Anthony Mail. Letters are mailed out once a month around the middle of the month. If you signed up after the 15th of the month, the first letter will not be mailed until next month.

Letters mailed to U.S. addresses will take one to two weeks to arrive. Letters mailed to addresses outside of the U.S. will take longer.

Also, check that you sent a confirmation email. When you signed up, you should have received an email from Saint Anthony Mail with a request that you reply to confirm the subscription. If you did not receive an email, check your spam folder. Your reply is required. Letters will not be sent unless you have sent an email to confirm your subscription.

If you think that you a letter should have been received but has not arrived, use the form at the bottom of this page to contact Saint Anthony Mail.

There might be times when your letter arrives after the start date of the novena included in the letter. Of course, you can just start to pray the novena as soon as you receive the letter or any time that you choose. The dates are just suggestions in order to pray the novena before the feast day of the novena. Novenas can be prayed at any time and multiple times.

If the mailing address has changed, use the form at the bottom of the page to provide the new mailing address. Please note that if a letter is returned because it could not be delivered, the name will be taken off of the mailing address. Unfortunately, there is no way to be able to track down a new mailing address unless it is provided.

No. Saint Anthony Mail only sends the letters which include a novena, prayer card, and the words of the saints. There are other resources available which can provide Bibles, crucifixes, medals, and Rosaries for low or no cost. It might also be good to contact your local parish to ask for information about how you can obtain other Catholic items for low or no cost.

Saint Anthony Mail is always looking for companies or organizations to sponsor the letters. If you are part of a company or organization who would be able to help the mission of Saint Anthony Mail, simply use the contact form at the bottom of this page to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Currently, Saint Anthony Mail is sponsored by Letters from the Saints. (Some of the materials that are sent in the letters are provided by this sponsor.) 

The service was named for the popular St. Anthony of Padua because he is a patron saint of postal mail and the elderly. As the letters are sent via postal mail and many of the recipients are elderly, it seemed like a natural name. And, of course, St. Anthony is asked for his intercession and help for this apostolate.