vicar of christ

hatred begotten of hatred is no answer; tis only love that breaks the wheel!

[perpetual-help]

[catastrofewaitress]

Anne of Green Gables (1985)

[redeemed-renewed-restored]

[rosencatholic]

It’s always a good day to contemplate our mortality

[coriesu]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Japanese style holy card

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FOR LAVISH BALLS, PARTIES, AND SECRETS *  adjust as necessary, send 'reverse' for the reversal of action prompts

DIALOGUE PROMPTS

may i have this dance?

you clean up nice.

shall we?

pretend you're talking to me.

have we met?

you've got a strong grip.

my eyes are up here.

i hoped you'd look my way eventually.

you look beautiful.

mind if i cut in?

i should warn you, i'm a horrible dancer.

you help me, i'll help you.

it's a pleasure to meet you.

put your hand on my shoulder.

don't look so stiff.

i wasn't expecting you to be here.

have you tried the punch?

how did you get an invite?

you weren't supposed to find me here.

we shouldn't be seen together.

mind joining me for a walk in the gardens?

this is a masquerade party, after all.

i couldn't find a date in time.

dance with me.

quick, while no one's looking.

i need another drink.

the rumor mill's already started.

at least pretend that you like me!

the pleasure is all mine.

that's good to know.

are your spies in position?

what an unexpected pleasure.

right this way, please.

take my arm.

were you eavesdropping?

we shouldn't keep them waiting.

i wouldn't be caught dead dancing with you.

did you hear the news?

are you the guest of honor?

that's a rather garish color on you.

i've heard the rumors about you.

i need some air.

you stepped on my foot!

i was just going to introduce you.

do you like my dress?

don't waste my time with pleasantries.

a word, when you have a moment.

ACTIONS AND SETTINGS * feel free to substitute "ball" for any fancy event :)

[ crowd ] sender and receiver lock eyes across the crowded room of a lavish ball

[ approach ] sender approaches receiver at a ball and asks to dance with them

[ introduce ] sender's friend introduces them to receiver at a ball

[ avoid ] sender tries to avoid awkward conversation by staying away from receiver at a ball

[ alone ] sender finds receiver alone at a ball and quietly approaches them

[ gardens ] sender and receiver abandon the crowded ball and go for a walk in the nearby gardens

[ stolen ] sender steals a moment alone with receiver at a ball and kisses them

[ wrist ] as receiver tries to return to the ball, sender reaches out and grabs their wrist, begging them to stay

[ danger ] sender realizes receiver is in danger at the ball and tries to warn them in time

[ drink ] sender brings receiver a drink at the ball

[ blend in ] receiver tries to blend in at the ball and remain unseen, but sender notices and approaches them

[ dance ] after a dance out on the ballroom floor, sender and receiver freeze in place and stare into each other's eyes

[ balcony ] sender finds receiver standing out on a balcony alone and joins them

[ stairwell ] sender stumbles upon receiver sitting in the stairwell alone, hiding from the crowded ballroom and all the guests

[ last kiss ] sender and receiver kiss before sender leaves the ball and disappears into the night

[ bedroom ] as the ball comes to a close, sender invites receiver to come home with them

[olicrosse]

[olicrosse]

"Lord, have mercy upon me and take away from me this fearful

temptation, for it troubles me fiercely and wounds me with the

bitter taste of the pleasures. O my Master, cleanse my person once

more, that I may gaze upon Thine Icon and see Thy holy form and

the sight of Thy face, brighter than the sun, that my heart might be

sweetened and thankful."

[olicrosse]

[rpmemes-galore]

My muse is dozing off. Send me  “CARRY”  for my muse’s reaction to yours picking them up and carrying them to bed. 

[olicrosse]

Japanese depictions of Our Lady and Our Lord

[epicaskmemes]

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬. 

Taken from their 1999 studio album, “Affirmation.” 

tw: domestic abuse mention.

𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

the sun should never set upon an argument

we place our happiness in other people’s hands

junk food tastes so good because it’s bad for you

 your parents did the best job they knew how to do

 beauty magazines promote low self esteem

I believe I’m loved when I’m completely by myself alone

I believe in karma, what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can’t appreciate real love until you’ve been burned

I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side

you don’t know what you’ve got until you say goodbye

you can’t control or choose your sexuality

trust is more important than monogamy

your most attractive features are your heart and soul

family is worth more than money or gold

the struggle for financial freedom isn’t fair, the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness

I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed

I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists

I believe in love surviving death into eternity

𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞

If we can’t find our way out of these problems

Then maybe we don’t need this

Standing face to face, enemies at war we build defenses and secret hiding places 

I might need you to hold me tonight

I might need you to say it’s alright

I might need you to make the first stand

‘Cos tonight I’m finding it hard to be your manHold me tonight

Say it’s alright

More than angry words I hate this silence

It’s getting so loud

Well I wanna scream

Bitterness has silenced these emotions

It’s getting hard to breathe 

So tell me isn’t happiness worth more than a gold diamond ring?

I’m willing to do anything to calm the storm in my heart

I’ve never been the praying kind

But lately I’ve been down upon my knees

Not looking for a miracle, just a reason to believe

Do you remember not long ago? When we used to live for the night time. 

Cherish each moment

Now we don’t live we exist, we just run through our lives

So alone, that’s why you’ve got to hold me

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮

Maybe it’s intuition, but some things you just don’t question

in your eyes, I see my future in an instant

And there it goes

I think I found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy, but I believe I knew I loved you before I met you.

I think I dreamed you into life

I knew I loved you before I met you

I have been waiting all my life

There’s just no rhyme or reason

Only the sense of completion

And in your eyes, I see the missing pieces I’m searching for

I think I’ve found my way home

A thousand angels dance around you

I am complete now that I’ve found you

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

Never want to fly, never want to leave, never want to say what you mean to me

Never want to run, frightened to believe, you’re the best thing about me

Sometimes I feel like this is only chemistry

Stuck in a maze searching for a way to, shut down turn around, feel the ground beneath me. You’re so close, where do you end?

Where do I begin? Always pushing and pulling

Sometimes vanity takes vacation time on me

I’m in a daze stumbling bewildered

North of gravity head up in the stratosphere, you and I roller coaster riding love

You’re the center of adrenalin and I’m beginning to understand

Walk on broken glass make my way through fire, these are things I would do for love

Farewell peace of mind, kiss goodbye to reason. Up is down the impossible occurs each day

This intoxication thrills me, I only pray it doesn’t kill me

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧

When you feel all alone and the world has turned its back on you, give me a moment please,  to tame your wild, wild heart

I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you

It’s hard to find relief and people can be so cold

When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can’t take anymore, let me be the one you call

If you jump I’ll break your fall

Lift you up and fly away with you into the night

If you need to fall apart, I can mend a broken heart

If you need to crash then crash and burn, you’re not alone

When you feel all alone and a loyal friend is hard to find

You’re caught in a one-way street with the monsters in your head

When hopes and dreams are far away, and you feel like you can’t face the day

'Cause there has always been heartache and pain

And when it’s over you’ll breathe again, you’ll breathe again

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮

We were standing all alone

You were leaning in to speak to me

Acting like a mover shaker, dancing to Madonna then you kissed me

And I think about it all the time

Sweet temptation rush all over me and I think about it all the time

Passion desire so intense I can’t take anymore 

because I feel the magic all around you

It’s bringing me to my knees like a wannabe

I’ve got to be chained to you 

and when you look into my eyes, felt a sudden sense of urgency

Fascination casts a spell and you became more than just a mystery

Is this fate is it my destiny

I no longer pretend to have my hand on the wheel 

Tell me it’s madness I barely know you

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠

When superstars and cannonballs are running through your head

A television freak show cops and robbers everywhere

Subway makes me nervous, people pushing me too far

I’ve got to break away

So take my hand now 'cause I want to live like animals

Careless and free like animals

I want to live, I want to run through the jungle

The wind in my hair and the sand at my feet

I’ve been having difficulties keeping to myself, feelings and emotions better left up on the shelf

Animals and children tell the truth, they never lie

Which one is more human? There’s a thought, now you decide

Compassion in the jungle, compassion in your hands

Would you like to make a run for it?

Would you like to take my hand?

Sometimes this life can get you down

It’s so confusing, there’s so many rules to follow

And I feel it 'cause I just run away in my mind

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞

Here I go again I promised myself I wouldn’t think of you today

It’s been seven months and counting, you’ve moved on

I still feel exactly the same

It’s just that everywhere I go all the buildings know your name

 the city calls your name and I can’t move on

Ever since you’ve been gone, the lights go out the same

The only difference is you call another name

Am I all alone in the universe?

There’s no love on these streets

I have given mine away to a world that didn’t want it anyway

So this is my new freedom, it’s funny I don’t remember being chained

But nothing seems to make sense anymore

Without you I’m always twenty minutes late

Here I go again, I promised myself I wouldn’t think of you today

But I’m standing at your doorway, I’m calling out your name because I can’t move on

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞

And she takes another step, slowly she opens the door. Check that he is sleeping.

Pick up all the broken glass and furniture on the floor, been up half the night screaming now it’s time to get away. 

Pack up the kids in the car

Another bruise to try and hide, Another alibi to write

Another ditch in the road, you keep moving

Another stop sign, you keep moving on

And the years go by so fast, wonder how I ever made it through

And there are children to think of

Babies asleep in the backseat

Wonder how they’ll ever make it through this living nightmare

But the mind is an amazing thing

Full of candy dreams and new toys and another cheap hotel

Two beds and a coffee machine, but there are groceries to buy

And she knows she’ll have to go home

Silent fortress built to last

Wonder how I ever made it

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞

Cool breeze and autum leaves

Slow motion daylight, a lone pair of watchful eyes

Oversee the living, feel the presence all around

A tortured soul, a wound unhealing

No regrets or promises, the past is gone

But you can still be free., if time will set you free.

Time now to spread your wings to take to flight

The life endeavor, aim for the burning sun

You’re trapped inside but you can still be free…

But it’s a long long way to go

Keep moving way up high

You see the light, It shines forever

Sail through the crimson skies

The purest light, the light that sets you free…

𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

Love and other moments are just chemical reactions in your brain

And feelings of aggression are the absence of the love drug in your viens

Love come quickly because I feel my self esteem is caving in

It’s on the brink because I don’t think I can keep this monster in

It’s in my skin, love and other socially acceptable emotions are morphine

They’re morphine

Cleverly concealing primal urges often felt but rarely seen

Love I beg you lift me up into that privileged point of view, the world of two

Love don’t leave me

𝐈 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞

I would like to visit you for a while, get away and out of this city

Maybe I shouldn’t have called but someone had to be the first to break

We can go sit on your back porch, relax

Talk about anything, it don’t matter

I’ll be courageous if you can pretend

That you’ve forgiven me

'Cause I don’t know you anymore

I don’t recognize this place

The picture frames have changed and so has your name

We don’t talk much anymore, we keep running from the pain

But what I wouldn’t give to see your face again

Springtime in the city, always such relief from the winter freeze

The snow was more lonely than cold if you know what I mean

Everyone’s got an agenda

Don’t stop, keep that chin up, you’ll be alright

Can you believe what a year it’s been

Are you still the same?

Has your opinion changed?

I know I let you down, again and again

I know I never really treated you right

I’ve paid the price, I’m still paying for it every day

So maybe I shouldn’t have called

Was it too soon to tell?

What the hell?

It doesn’t really matter

How do you redefine something that never really had a name?

[rpmusings-galore]

                               to be  kind  in the face of  cruelty… 

                                     to  love  in the face of  hate… 

                                                these are NOT                                                w e a k n e s s e s. 

[banjoarbuckle-deactivated202403]

Mary, Mother of God, you are above all creatures in heaven and on earth, more glorious than the Cherubim, more noble than any here below.

[daweyt]

Giovanni Strazza, “The Veiled Virgin”.

[garlandedspirits]

Saint Catherine of Siena by Francesco Vanni (1563 - 1610)

[crucifixionbaby]