a lamp unto our feet

(side blog) • christianity, mysticism, magic • all are welcome • main: @considersparrows

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confessions booth in a rural church

[nevver]

Houses of the Holy, Richard Silver

[theinwardlight]

From Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus, The Green Booklet

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Sacred Heart of Jesus Religious Art Relief –Cataluña, Spain

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Girls in a Santa Lucia Pageant in the 1960s in Scandinavia. 

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Relics of St. Valentine of Terni at the basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin

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Saint Wilgefortis was a popular religious figure in the Middle Ages. She was revered as the protectress of maidens and women in unhappy marriages. She can be recognized because of her beard, a symbol of her devotion and the divine salvation granted upon her.

Many stories have been told about her, giving different versions of her life, but the general consensus is that she was the daughter of a lord, who promised her hand in marriage to a pagan king. She prayed to God and asked him to turn her into a creature her future husband would despise. She was given a beard, thanks to which her fiancé broke their engagement. Her furious father then had her crucified.

The historical existence of Saint Wilgefortis has been questioned throughout the centuries, and the Vatican no longer recognizes her as an "official" saint. However, trans and non-binary people of modern times have made her a symbol of freedom and pride.

You can find prints of "Saint Wilgefortis" in my Etsy store! Click here!

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A woman enters an ancient medieval church that is carved into solid rock in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Lalibela is famous for their monolithic rock-cut churches. The churches themselves date from the seventh to thirteenth centuries, and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Steve McCurry.

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Christian Japanese Women attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Nagasaki Baseball Stadium, on 24 Nov. 2019.

> Photos: Tomohiro Ohsumi.

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Victoria MacKenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain

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The Former High Altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City c. 1950

[my-russia]

Orthodox chapel in Kirerma, Karelia

[memories]

i post about #mother mary way too much

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All I know about faith is that it involves, should involve, vulnerability and love, prayer and solidarity with the oppressed.

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graffiti in bratislava, slovakia

( august 4th, 2021 )

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“queer power”

“god is trans”