[quotesfromscripture]

“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.”

— Philippians 4:5 NIV 

[many-sparrows]

They hate me for my punk sensibilities and Christ-centered devotion

[many-sparrows]

[st-xeniaofgethen]

The creator of this sticker is a queer Orthodox Christian by the title of Art of Marza. Everyone should check out her work, it’s full of amazing things such as this.

[sacredheart-stigmata]

Thank you so so much for providing the source! I checked out her work and it is lovely. I particularly enjoyed her piece on Saint Panteleimon!

Y’all should all go give her a check out!

artofmarza

Orthodox art for misfits of faith focusing on vinyl stickers and apparel.

[many-sparrows]

Linked in the comments bc I’m forgetful, here is the blog version. The one I posted isn’t even my favorite from her.

[autisticandcatholic]

i have to become a saint *keeps doomscrolling* i have to be a saint *keeps doomscrolling* i must crucify my flesh *keeps doomscrolling* i must start today *keeps doomscrolling* i have to stop *keeps doomscrolling*

[many-sparrows]

Go out and get ur hands dirty u guys

[lesjourspasses]

Really lovely words to read on the day of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene - Apostle to the Apostles!!

[lesjourspasses]

ID: Screenshot which reads: "Mary suffers twice as much: first for the death of Jesus, and then for the inexplicable disappearance of his body.

It is as she is stopping near the tomb, her eyes filled with tears, that God surprises her in the most unexpected way. John the Evangelist stresses how persistent her blindness is. She does not notice the presence of the two angels who question her, and she does not become suspicious even when she sees the man behind her, whom she believes is the custodian of the garden. Instead, she discovers the most overwhelming even tin the history of mankind when she is finally called by her name: "Mary!" (v. 16). How nice it is to think that the first apparition of the Risen One - according to the Gospels - took place in such a personal way! To think that there is someone who knows us, who sees our suffering and disappointment, who is moved with us and calls us by name, It is a law which we find engraved on many pages of the Gospel. There are many people around Jesus who search for God, but the most prodigious reality is that, long before that, in the first place there is God, who is concerned about our life, who wants to raise it, and to do this, he calls us by name, recognizing the individual face each person. Each person is a love story that God writes on this earth [...] The Gospels describe Mary's happiness. Jesus's Resurrection is not a joy which is measured with a dropper, but a waterfall that cascades over life." (Pope Francis, General Audience. 17 May 2017)

[lesjourspasses]

Really lovely words to read on the day of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene - Apostle to the Apostles!!

[stone-cold-groove]

Prayer card artwork detail depicting Our Lady of Seven Sorrows - artist and date unknown.

[storybookforever]

I dont understand how science is perceived as the opposite of religion. Frankly, I never feel closer to God than when I am studying His creations. Learning about the brain, biology, chemistry, evolution, it makes me believe more than anything.

[eesirachs]

the nazarene rests, lonely in the fig trees. "thou, king of longing," this voice, interrupting his loneliness, feels thick like honey, like nectar. "necro king," nazareth’s child replies in greeting. he lifts his eyes. śatan is finer-looking than he recalls. eyes dark—constellation dark; frame luring. "thou’re very hungry," the lilting voice continues. "thou’ll need leavening, yeast; figs or leeks?" the nazarene is quiet. "i’ve things thou’ll like," śatan touches him. then they’re on the temple. “throw thyself off," he toys. then they’re on the very mountain other fathers neglect their children on. "thou fittest right in, here," śatan never lies. the nazarene knows this

[many-sparrows]

What is tempting you, in your time of loneliness?

[orthodoxadventure]

The pain of the person who is suffering from either a physical illness or depression, and the agony of the person whom God has condemned and sentenced to jail must become our own pain. When this pain becomes part of us, God will heal us.

The Art of Salvation by Elder Ephraim of Arizona

[givemearmstopraywith]

Dorothee Sölle, "Mysticism, Liberation, and the Names of God: A Feminist Reflection"

[mysticmagdalene]

[theawkwardvirgin]

St Irenaeus was not having it with your misogyny.

[monstrousgourmandizingcats]

(Attributed to St. Irenaeus in the Commentary on the Hexaemeron attributed to St. Anastasius of Sinai. Scott Hahn quotes this somewhere but incorrectly cites Book I, Chapter 10 of Against Heresies.)

[eesirachs]

I love the faith but i have many problems with the church, how do i deal with the reality of what it has done and continue doing?

let two things be true in one breath: this church is violent. this church is yours

[apenitentialprayer]

When we humble ourselves we create a vacuum, which God can step into and fill, rather than trying to manage and control things on our own. Jesus said, “Those who humble themselves will be exalted” (Luke 14:11). Waiting for God is the hard part.

Paul E. Miller (Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus, page 213)

[caffeinatedcatholic]

Hail Mary, full of grace

[autumnsgambit]

The same God who wanted Mary to be a mother wanted Joan to be a soldier.

[snowbugoutthere]

Pray for hateful people. That they see the humanity in others.