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The unusual Catholic custom of adding “S.A.G.” to your letters

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This centuries-old tradition is something to consider when you're sending parcels or letters.
One of the wonderful things about the Catholic faith is its myriad of rich traditions. However, one tradition, recently highlighted on Instagram by retrograde.convert, demonstrates a little-known use of combining saintly intercessions with modern communication.

The post below explains how Catholics in the past would write S.A.G. on the backs of their envelopes in the hope they'd safely reach their destination.

In a world where abbreviations are cropping up all over the place (especially with younger generations), you might be wondering what these three letters mean. Well, the acronym stands for St. Anthony, Guide.

Calling on the patron saint of lost causes, St. Anthony of Padua, is a rather wise idea, especially in today's mail system where packages and letters often get mislaid.

A 300-year tradition​

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This centuries-old tradition is something to consider when you're sending parcels or letters.
One of the wonderful things about the Catholic faith is its myriad of rich traditions. However, one tradition, recently highlighted on Instagram by retrograde.convert, demonstrates a little-known use of combining saintly intercessions with modern communication.

The post below explains how Catholics in the past would write S.A.G. on the backs of their envelopes in the hope they'd safely reach their destination.

In a world where abbreviations are cropping up all over the place (especially with younger generations), you might be wondering what these three letters mean. Well, the acronym stands for St. Anthony, Guide.

Calling on the patron saint of lost causes, St. Anthony of Padua, is a rather wise idea, especially in today's mail system where packages and letters often get mislaid.

A 300-year tradition​

Continued below.
I completely forgot I wondered about that a few times ~ way back when.

WOW! Awesome.

What made me wonder [and now my memory cells are lit up trying to conceive if this is correct] but I think I saw this on telegram/letter communications my Grandmother had. Like I saw it on a letter typed.
 
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