A figurine can catch a child’s eye or bring a quiet reminder of faith to a desk. And sometimes, that small moment leads to a question: Who is this saint? What can we learn from their life?
Saintlink™ is designed to help families explore those questions. It’s the digital devotional experience included with every Saints on a Shelf collectible. Scan the QR code included with the figurine to discover the saint’s story and devotional resources, then save that saint to your personal virtual shelf, My Saints, so you can return anytime without scanning again.
The figurine begins the connection. Saintlink helps deepen it.
A physical figure, with more to discover
Saints on a Shelf was created by Damian and Alisha Chavez, a family in New Mexico. Their son chose St. Michael as his superhero instead of a comic book character. That moment helped inspire a family-led mission: to present saints as real-life heroes and make their stories part of everyday life.
The Founders Collection brings that idea to the shelf with approximately 5.5-inch, hand-painted figurines in a seated design. Each is made to sit naturally on a shelf, desk, prayer space, or classroom, and comes in premium collector packaging.
Saintlink adds a digital companion to the physical collectible. Instead of stopping at the figure, families can use the included QR code to find stories, prayers, Scripture, images, and videos connected to that saint.
How Saintlink works
Getting started is simple:
- Place the figurine somewhere meaningful. Choose a shelf, desk, prayer space, or classroom.
- Scan the Saintlink QR code included with the figurine.
- Explore the saint’s profile. Discover their story, patronage, prayers, Scripture, images, and videos.
- Add the saint to My Saints. Save the profile to your personal virtual shelf and return anytime without needing the QR code again.
That’s the practical path from a collectible on a shelf to a resource you can revisit. A family might explore a story together, return to a prayer, or use a saint’s profile as a starting point for a conversation at home or in the classroom.
Discover their story
A saint’s life is more than a name and a feast day. Saintlink profiles are designed to help you discover details that make each saint’s story easier to explore, including their life, feast day, patronage, symbols, and moments of courage.
The St. Michael profile, for example, includes his feast day and patronages along with an interactive story summary. These details can help families connect what they see in the figurine with what they learn about the saint.
A profile can also offer a gentle place to begin when a child asks about a symbol or detail on the figure. Rather than needing to know every answer right away, you can explore together and let curiosity guide the conversation.
Pray and go deeper
Saintlink brings devotional materials together around each saint. Depending on the profile, you can explore prayers, Scripture, reflections, videos, and images.
These resources offer different ways to spend time with a saint’s story. You might read a prayer, look at an image, watch a video, or pause over a Scripture passage. There’s no required sequence. Choose what fits the moment, whether that’s a few minutes at home or a resource to support a classroom discussion.
For parents and gift buyers, Saintlink gives a figurine an added way to invite discovery. For catechists and teachers, it offers saint-related materials to explore alongside a figure in a classroom or faith setting.
Build your virtual shelf
When you save a saint to My Saints, the profile becomes part of your personal digital collection. You can return to the saints you’ve added without scanning the figurine’s QR code again.
This virtual shelf complements the physical one. The figurines can stay in a visible place at home, while My Saints keeps the related devotional experience available to revisit. As a collection grows, families can bring together the saints they’ve saved and explore each profile when they choose.
Faith beyond the figurine
Saintlink is intended to support more than the moment a QR code is scanned. Its resources can be explored at home, in a prayer space, or in a classroom. A profile might be a starting point for learning about a saint’s life, finding a prayer, or making time for reflection.
There’s no need to turn every visit into a lesson. Sometimes the simple act of noticing a figurine is enough to prompt a question or a short conversation. Saintlink gives families and educators a way to follow that interest with resources connected to the saint.
A collection that begins with St. Michael
The Founders Collection begins with St. Michael the Archangel, an approximately 5.5-inch hand-painted figure with a seated shelf-friendly design and premium collector packaging. St. Michael is in stock for $42.99. The Guardian Angel, St. Joseph, and Blessed Mother are available for preorder.
Each collectible includes access to Saintlink through its QR code, connecting the physical figure with a digital profile and devotional materials.
Explore the St. Michael collectible or view the Founders Collection to learn more about the figures.
A small invitation to explore
Saintlink brings a simple idea to life: keep a saint close, then make room to learn more about them. Start with the figure on a shelf. Scan its QR code. Explore a story, prayer, or reflection, and save the saint to My Saints if you’d like to return later.
That’s the connection at the heart of Saints on a Shelf: a tangible reminder of faith, paired with a digital devotional experience for the moments when your family is ready to discover more.
Learn more about Saints on a Shelf, or read the story behind the family and mission.
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