Br. Raphael Joseph Mary of the Eternal Fiat!

Artistic works of the Benedictine Monk of the Divine Will. I'm an american Benedictine Monk of Divine Will in final vows (living at a Monastery in the Le Marche region of Italy close to the country of San Marino.). My Legal name is Anthony Christopher Bothel (or Tony Bothel).  I'm not sure that everybody realizes that there are Catholic monks, but there have been all the way back to Nazareth. If anyone wants to know about our charism you can check out our website and fb. Or you could also just look up "Benedictine monk" or "St.Benedict" and you'll find some interesting stuff, they have been going since the 500's. Also you can check out Luisa Piccarreta, the Divine Will and Littleness & Spiritual Childhood (St. Therese of Liseux). Why Art? Because Art breaks beyond the barriers of Language and culture and unites human beings in solidarity and joy. Of course this happens in a much more real way because we share in the creativity of the one true Creator. :) Anyways, that's all for now. Stay little and in-between the two hearts of Jesus and Mary united with the most pure Heart of St. Joseph in the Divine Will! PAX

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Happy feast of St. John of the Cross, one of the doctors of the church. Well known for his work on the "Dark night of the Soul" which is different than "Spiritual Desolation" that St. Ignatius talks about. We all have our crosses to bear but we don't always see the fruit. It's a fitting day for me as I got a big cross today but with God's grace I can support it. Please pray for my healing of headaches and depression, they are really getting in the way. St. John of the Cross, pray for us. #Stjohnofthecross, #john, #cross, #darknight, #darknightofthesoul, #saints, #saint, #saintoftheday, #carmelite, #catholic, #christian, #cattolico, #cattolica, #santi, #sangiovannidellacroce

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It's the Holy Heroine St. Joan of Arc! (requested by patrickevandro28 on DeviantArt. My page: https://www.deviantart.com/brraphael ) St. Joan of Arc is one awesome lady. The story of Joan of Arc has inspired so many people, even non-catholics. She helped save France and was a holy visionary who even saw St. Michael the Archangel. She really tried to reform the Knights to be holy and virtuous men and she did many other saintly things. St. Joan of Arc, Pray for us!#joan, #joanofarc, #stjoanofarc, #arc, #saint, #saints, #catholic, #christian, #france, #historyoffrance, #cattolico, #cattolica, #santi, #santa, #cristiana, #cristiano, #church, #chiesa

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Happy Feast day of Saint Juan Diego everyone! The Visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, our celestial Mamma! The little virgin (Virgencita), our lady, called Juan Diego the Littlest of her sons! The Humblest in other words. Can you imagine now the sanctity of San Juan Diego?! Wow! And to convert so many through these apparitions just speaks for itself! Culturally I also love these devotions because I'm part mexican and native american. It's so awesome how our lady embraces our culture and shows herself a true mother. San Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! #juan, #san, #saint, #juandiego, #sanjuandiego, #stjuandiego, #guadalupe, #virgencita, #ourlady, #blessedmother, #mary, #little, #humble, #mexico, #northamerica, #catholic, #christian, #cattolico, #cattolica, #tilma, #ourladyofguadalupe, #mexican, #nativeamerican, #mother

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Happy Thanksgiving! How about we roast the pig? All we gotta do is add some honey glaze, he's already on the plate! The turkey receives much mercy from italy this year but I had some good kebab sandwiches, some beer and a nice chocolate desert drink called a "bombardino". We walked the city on an adventure to find places to eat that would accept us without a "green pass". Then after eating we played some techno and danced in the car. lol! All in all it was good and fun! ^_^ #Piggy, #Pig, #Pigout, #chill, #Happy, #Thanksgiving, #Ringraziamento, #Ham, #Honeyglazed, #TurkeyMercy, #Techno, #Dance, #Bombardino, #Kebab,

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Guess who it is? It's the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta! I finally inked and colored a sketch I made of little Luisa in her little room on her little bed! ^_^ If your Catholic and don't know what the Divine Will is, you got to look it up! It's the highest, freeing, most beautiful thing ever!  It unites you to Jesus in an indescribable way! That's why I'm a Benedictine of the Divine Will!   #LuisaPiccarreta, #ServantOfGod, #Catholic, #Chrisitan, #DivineWill, #Sketch, #Cute, #Cartoon, #Little, #SpiritualChildhood, #Fiat, #WillofGod, #Luisa, #Piccarreta, #Servant, #eternalvolition, #divinevolition, #eternalFiat, #DivineFiat, #ConqueringFiat, #ReigningFiat, #SupremeFiat, #room, #bed, #cross, #babyjesus, #jesus, #twohearts, #sacredheart, #Immaculateheart, #clock, #holyfamily, #Crucifix, #Window, #Blanket, #Drawer, #DigitalArt, #pen, #light, #shadow, #Shading, #benedictine, #tertiary, #Dominican, #laity, #floor, #somethingelse, #something, #umm, #hhmm, #areyoureadingthis, #spirituality, #spiritual, #gift, #Divinavolonta, #divinvolere, #ServadiDio, #Cattolico, #Cristiano, #Chiesa, #Church, #CatholicChurch, #God, #Trinity, #Unity, #DivineIndwelling, #Love

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It's the young little St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows! This is who our Brother Gabriel takes his name after. The book is the Passion, he is a Passionist after all. :P Some qoutes: “Our perfection does not consist of doing extraordinary things but to do the ordinary well” “With sin, O Jesus, I gave you the death, but I do not despair of your forgiveness. Those scourges call me, those arms extended invite me, that injured Heart offers me a secure shelter.” “. . . fidelity in little things must be the basic rule in striving for holiness,” St. Gabriel, pray for us! #Catholic, #Christian, #Gabriel, #Saint, #Passion, #Passionists, #Littleness, #Cartoon

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I'm hungry for some CHEESE!!! I hope this piece of cheese brightens your day. It's my greatest piece of cheese yet! lol #Cheese, #Stinky, #Yummy, #Hungry, #Cute

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An old sketch of St. Christopher I did that I just penned in and colored today. ^_^ Very simple and it's very tiny but kinda cute huh? (It's not even as big as my thumb) :P #Catholic, #Christopher, #St.Christopher, #Jesus, #ChildJesus

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I present on this Year of St. Joseph my icon of St. Joseph and the teenager Jesus! I haven't really seen many pics of young Jesus and nothing of St. Joseph with teenager Jesus. So here it is! St. Joseph pray for us! and Young Jesus have mercy on us! ^_^ ( St.Joseph is pointing to Jesus like he's saying "It's all Him" because Joseph always points us to Jesus) #StJoseph, #Joseph, #Consecration, #Jesus, #Young, #Teenager, #Icon, #Cartoon,

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Yay! It's my Birthday! (Toon Link Windwaker style!). Hard to believe I'm 35 already   (Oct. 29, 1986). All the seminarians sang happy birthday to me in english when I got my morning coffee. heh. If you wanna give me gifts send me Nintendo eShop card codes! Yay! Lol! Or just pray like super intensely for me or draw me something silly or donate to the order/my grandma or just say happy birthday. lol. Thanks in advance! ^_^ #Birthday, #ToonLink, #Windwaker, #Monk, #Benedictine

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No matter how dark things get, hold on to the Light of Hope! Even if you seem to be surrounded by shadows, know that you have people and spiritual beings that care about you. Your Guardian Angel is always by your side and your Father is always watching you, silently, lovingly. All you have to do is reach out. Cry out and listen in the silence of your heart. Nourish the light inside and it will grow until your eyes are healed from the blindness this world gives. "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5) The darkness has not and will not overcome it, you are in my prayers and God loves you. ^_^  I'm feeling more energy now to draw and study, please pray for me as well, I must pray or else the waves of depression will tear me down. I care about you, let's walk together and overcome all the obstacles we have been given. We won't stop! Onward! #Light, #darkness, #shadow, #sketch, #heart, #love, #hope,

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The 5th of my Marian mysteries: The Holy Marriage of Joseph and Mary. This comes right before the 1st joyful mystery. St. Raphael is here to bless the Marriage (since he's the angel of marriage and joy among other things) with the priest. Can you imagine the holy joy of that day? To think that St. Joseph is married to the Immaculate Conception, he is married to the Mother of God and Queen of Heaven! St. Joseph and Mary are awesome! #Marriage, #St.Joseph, #Mary, #BlessedVirginMary, #Matrimony, #Raphael, #Catholic, #Chrisitian

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The 4th of my Marian Mysteries. The Presentation of Mary at the Temple. According to the writings of the Divine Will she was only 3 years old when this event took place. So Mary lived most her life before her holy matrimony as a religious but even after, the House of Nazareth is the prime model for the monastery, you can even say it was the first monastery. Oh and I did more shading than usual, can you tell the difference? #BlessedVirginMary, #Mary, #BlessedMother, #Presentation, #Dedication, #Consecration, #PresentationofMary, #Temple, #ReligiousLife, #MonasticLife

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The 3rd of my Marian Mysteries is the Hidden Life of Mary with her Holy Parents St. Anne and St. Joachim. This includes the "purification" of St. Anne and all the little moments they spent together before Mary went to the temple (There was also a feast of the purification of Mary altbough she need not be purified since she is already pure, in fact the Immaculate Conception should have purified St. Anne in itself lol). We pray for stronger and holy families and for young ones to follow the good example of little Mary. :)

#Mary, #BlessedVirginMary, #BlessedMother, #Catholic, #Christian, #Family, #Joachim, #Anne, #HiddenLife, #Parents

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I'm back! Sorry it's been awhile, had my crosses and what not. Had some good experiences though and feeling a bit back on track but ya'll better pray for me! lol. So this is my 2nd Marian Mystery: The Nativity of Mary, the birth of the blessed mother of Jesus (who is Lord) and hence, in Christ, our Mother. :) Can you immagine that beautiful day? And the faces of Mary's parents marveling at such a beautiful child? ^_^ Blessed Mama, pray for us!

#NativityofMary, #BlessedVirginMary, #Mary, #Immaculate, #Catholic, #Christian, #Mother, #Life, #Birth

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The first in a series of Marian Mysteries I thought of. These aren't official rosary mysteries but certain parts of the life of Mary worth contemplating. They all happen before the joyful mysteries. Any other ideas would be great to hear about. So far this is the 1st mystery, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She's in the womb of St. Anne her Mother with her Father St. Joachim. You can be sure that we will see the Presentation and her Holy Marriage. Here we go! #ImmaculateConception, #Catholic, #Christian, #Marian, #MotherofJesus, #St.Anne, #St.Joachim, #Parents https://www.instagram.com/p/CIaSVDpCaEm/?igshid=1s5tkbofuxdjx

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Toon Link went on a new adventure and became a Benedictine Monk of the DivineWill! I'm pretty sure no one has ever drawn this lol. But he looks pretty cool huh? The habit gives him extra bonuses ;) #toonlink, #link, #zelda, #thelegendofzelda, #heart, #heartcontainer, #benedictine, #monk, #divinewill, #osbdv, #ink, #pen, #videogames, #religious, #catholic, #cartoon, https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEEj6mj4MX/?igshid=10cuvgchu2b1h