a miniature house of worship

emily | twenty-three ♰ deconstructing/reconstructing ♰ pro choice, blm, lg(b)tq+ affirming, every child matters. main: @lespresso icon: fruitillu

[peterdepotterindex]

Peter De Potter, A Spartan for a Single Bed, erotic zine, issue 3, published november 2024, limited edition

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[danaeanaira]

praise be to -

[antonio-m]

“Saint Sebastian”, (17th century). Nicolas Regnier (French, 1591-1667). oil on canvas

[eesirachs]

how to look into the catholic church, if you feel the tug of it—

look for communities near you to visit; morning masses have nice women who love to greet new neighbors. this is a book on how to visit, and this is my guide on it. the task is copying those near you. you need to find ethical relationship—going out is important. if you can't, though, try virtual masses (like those in my city through catholictv). follow the mass with a lectionary, the usccb daily readings, or the ordo

visit adoration, quiet times of reflection in front of the body. in various communities there are hours of this, or, it never ends

learn to pray chaplets or the rosary. visit churches half an hour before mass to recite the rosary with others. you can count on your fingers until you get one yourself

learn the nicene creed, which outlines the catholic faith in its gist

read vatican encyclicals like pope francis' delixit nos (he likens faith to his grandmother's cookies) or pope leo's recent magnifica humanitas (the rhetoric here is of loving the neighbor ethically, lornfully)

reach out to other catholics, like me 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯, pilgrim yourself to shrines, or visit festivals or feast days near you, (like the north end's st anthony's feast)

remain both generous and critical in one breath. name the violence of this church

lastly, look into ocia or rcia, rites of initiation guided by deacons or fathers to come home to the church

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[magdaleneanthony]

«  she should be in the club » everyone knows your late twenties are for becoming increasingly offputtingly religious

[rose1water]

“Imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii are the different ways human beings live. When those who wish to come closer to God walk towards the center of the circle, they come closer to one another at the same time as to God. The closer they come to God, the closer they come to one another. And the closer they come to one another, the closer they come to God.”

— St. Dorotheus of Gaza

[drcaspiancrow]

yknow, I think it's really beautiful to think that Love itself created the universe, created us. Love predates everything, and Love conquers everything.

[corneredanimal]

i have suffered less than christ but have complained way more abt it

[rakiloslov]

[marbelo-and-mapel]

Hold up guys I gotta cry at the feet of our Lord, brb

[wolfythewitch]

unfinished painting

[broomsick]

The sea is a temple. The woods are a temple. Your own bedroom is a temple. The world is imbued with the spiritual. Worship is an act, not a place, and it can happen spontaneously, in reaction to the beauty of a moment.

[perfectfeelings]

“Do few things, but do them well. Simple joys are holy.”

— St. Francis of Assisi

[tref0il]

walking in the night and you look up your eyes adjust to the dark and 1 star turns to 5 and 10 and 20 . scooped rice into a bowl . every day i experience what people call god in a different way

[eesirachs]

faith is not a thing you consent to