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Virgin Adoring the Eucharist, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1854)

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Monastery of Santa María la Real de Huerta, a Cistercian monastery located in the town of Santa María de Huerta, Soria (Spain). Built between the 12th and 16th centuries.

The refectory (monastic dining room) is the jewel of the monastery

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Arch Light

Dave Feaster on Flickr

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Cesare Saccaggi (detail)

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𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒑𝒆.

𝑶𝒓𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒔.

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i….. what

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Antiquarian store | Vienna

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the thought that thinks allowing Priests to marry will prevent them from offending as pedophiles is the same thought that thinks legalizing and normalizing the sex trade will reduce rapes and sexual assaults

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“Even if you have to fight distractions all through your whole rosary, be sure to fight well, arms in hand: that is to say, do not stop saying your rosary even if it is hard to say and you have absolutely no sensible devotion. It is a terrible battle, I know, but one that is profitable to the faithful soul.”

— St. Louis de Montfort (via sermoveritas)

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man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm animals, but really it’s teaching them about the concept of a book and how there’s new information on each page of a single object, but really, beyond that, it’s teaching them how language works, and beyond that it’s really actually teaching them about human interaction, and really really it’s them learning about existing in a three-dimensional space and how they can navigate that space, but actually, above all it is teaching them that mama loves them.

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“Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul’s beauty.”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

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“This is the very perfection of a man: to find out his own imperfections.”

- St. Augustine

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one thing about biblical womanhood posts that I’ve noticed is that when it’s talked about, they still strive to emphasize the aspects that were remarkable situations— they leave a faint taste of feminism in my mouth because they focus on Deborah, the woman raised up to lead because the men wouldn’t; they focus on Jael, the woman who kills a man with a tent spike; a woman dropping a stone, Rahab smuggling Israelites and defying authorities—

And all of these are raised up and praised as the Biblical woman with just a hint of look!! We’re strong!! We’re in the thick of it!! We’re not submissive doormats!!

In one sense, this is true. These are great, godly women. They are our examples.

But in all our striving to remind people of biblical women’s strength, we cannot forget who else are our examples.

We cannot forget Ruth. Ruth who humbled herself and remains loyal with Naomi, submitting herself to God and trusting in His provision. Ruth who lays herself at Boaz’s feet and who sacrifices possibly being a widow soon again for the sake of Naomi’s care and God’s provision.

Martha— one who serves and who desires to serve

Mary— one who sits at Christ’s feet to learn and desires to hear the words of her Lord

Lydia— who insisted on hosting and serving the Lord’s messengers; who would be possibly sacrificing her wealth being a part of the church in Philippi and serving the church

Mary— Jesus’ mother who submitted herself to God’s will, submitted herself to the scorn of her peers, who trusted the Lord to fulfill His promises and whose soul was pierced with a sword

The strength of godly wives who submit though their flesh and curse is contrary— the strength of women who order their homes, are humble, are helpers, are mothers, are servers, are menders, are teachers, are caregivers, are sellers and makers, are students of our Lord.

Don’t confuse gentleness for weakness; nor tenderness for a lack of strength.

Women are strong.

And it’s not because of tent spikes.

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Christmas Eve at the Grave, 1896, Johan Otto Hesselbom (1848-1913)