rotting with miriam in the sands

CHRIST IS RISEN || thinking of the annuncation, pericope adulterare, and the magdalene || bad anglican, not a catholic, even worse poet, EVEN worse God-talker, mea culpa || also known as @elbys-hysterics

[faithshaped]

in the midst of your sin, i think it's easy to feel that god is distant. in the midst of your sin, it's not god who draws away from you — his grace is abundantly being poured out over you. he didn't stop loving you. but in the midst of your sin, you might feel unworthy to approach him, to pray, to talk. but in the midst of your sin is when you need to draw ever closer to god. hug the holy cross. eat his flesh and drink his blood. in the midst of your sin, draw close. because he is already drawing you close.

[rose1water]

“If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is protected from life's difficulties, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again, we are always embraced in God's precious love.”

— Julian of Norwich

[angelwarning]

our lady of sorrows

[hildegards-abbey]

thinking of the Side Wound…

[night-windows]

Gay church in Detroit tonight! Pride Eucharist at the cathedral. :D

[ghost-prayerjournal]

Yes I picture my athiest/muslim/pagan/jewish/hindu friends and family in heaven with me. And what? Should I not believe the Lord's mercy is for everyone?

[apilgrimpassingby]

Though it has become common in our day to think that Christians ‘go to heaven’ and non-Christians ‘go to hell’, you will find none of this in scripture or the Fathers. Certainly, one finds the teaching of the last judgment, and that there are those who, in the resurrection, will have eternal life in the presence of Christ, and those who rise to eternal condemnation. But the criteria of this judgment is never laid out as the acceptance of a series of doctrinal propositions or identifying in some way as a Christian. Rather, the criteria is always the life lived by each person, their words and deeds, which are inextricably related to what faith really is. In fact, everywhere in the scriptures, it is God’s own people, first Israel and then the Church, who are threatened with eternal judgment. It is rebellious Christians who are threatened with being cast into the lake of fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Rev 20:11-15). The goats who depart into condemnation all recognize Jesus as their Lord just as the sheep do (Matt 25:31-46). It is the one who knows and does not obey the commandments, and teaches others to do the same who is least (Matt 5:19). It is not the outsider or the ignorant who is in danger of the fires of hell, it is the one who knows the truths of Christ, knows the truth of who God is, and what he has done, knows his commandments, and refuses to submit his life to this reality. From him who has been given much, much will be required.

Fr. Stephen DeYoung, "Being and Doing: On Rebellion"

[mirielvairenen]

Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

Christ Has No Body

Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

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[mystical-madwoman]

Cuius animam gementem contristam et dolentem pertransivit gladius

Through her weeping soul, compassionate and grieving, a sword passed

Stabat Mater, d. 13th century

[stkateri-deactivated20260526]

Dorothy Day on the Catholic family they took her in after being arrested, when she was still a Marxist:

[magdaleneanthony]

[apenitentialprayer]

Eternal Father, I offer You the six hours of agony, the death, and the piercing of Your Son's most Sacred Heart for this intention: [state your intention here].

a prayer recommended by Mother Angelica of the Annunciation, P.C.P.A.

[queers4christ]

little slightly unconventional digital offering to Mary <33 i love picmix lol i wanna make more

[apenitentialprayer]

Our Lady among the flowers, photo taken May 29th, 2026

[magdaleneanthony]

“You have to face the risk that if you see that other people are good and very lovable people that you’re gonna have to love them.”

[ohholydyke]

I’ll be honest I don’t even know if it’s actually St Dymphna’s feast day or if I was just really incorrect when I made that post a year or two ago but I’m rolling with it shoutout day for the mentally ill, mad and neurodivergent girlies between her and St Jeanne

[dozydawn]