Mar 14, 2025
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12 apostles designs :D
apologies if my previous couple posts scared anyone, i was going thru some dark thoughts. ive always known the church was unaccepting of queer people like myself but in that moment it just became, unbearable. i felt abandoned by God and humanity.
then something interesting happened. i was scrolling thru instagram to just, try and take my mind off how i was feeling and got recommended this post about St James. it's supposed to be about envy and not comparing yourself to others (which are very important don't get me wrong) but reading these particular lines made me burst into tears
it helped me realize something: regardless of what the church says, no matter how much i may be despised and hated by my christian siblings, it doesn't matter because The Lord will always be with me. even if i am forced out He will follow. God knit me in my mother's womb, saw all that i was, is, and will be, and loves me with all His being.
certainly doesn't mean i plan to stop being catholic anytime soon though. they can't get rid of me that easy.
a special thank you to the kind responses of people that saw my previous posts. God bless you all.
"And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus" - Philippians 4:19
A fresco of the Theotokos of the Burning Bush in prayer, with St. James, St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, being blessed by Christ from above; St. James chapel in the Sinai Transfiguration Basilica
José María Casado del Alisal (Spanish, 1832-1886) Santiago en la batalla de Clavijo (Saint James Moorslayer), 1885 Royal Basilica of Saint Francis the Great
Este cuadro, que representa al apóstol Santiago el Mayor combatiendo a favor de los Cristianos en la mítica y legendaria batalla de Clavijo, fue pintado por José Casado del Alisal en 1885. Se encuentra en la capilla de las Órdenes Militares de la Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande de Madrid, (España).
Santiago de Compostela, 2026 (2)
Saint James the Moor Slayer at the Battle of Clavijo by Belisario Corenzio
The Transfiguration Of The Lord. August 6th.