#Anthony the Great

[apenitentialprayer]

How do you get back to relationship/ talking to God when you know you’ve been distant and living without working on the relationship? How do you build the habit of talking and listening again, just involving God intentionally in your daily life? How do you start that again when it seems you just keep making the same mistake over and over and have to keep having the same apologies all the time and never get anywhere further in the relationship? How do start again and not slide back?

Well, I'll start with the last questions.

The bad news, anon? We should "expect temptation to the last breath." The vast majority of us are going to be struggling with the same sins or making the same mistake over and over and making the same apologies.

But, some good news: our relationship with God is grounded in God's faithfulness, not ours. I'm not saying that you should put no effort in, to be clear, but ultimately God wants to spend eternity with you, and as long as you genuinely want the same, He will work with what He's got. Pope Francis says, "Each time a person, performing the last examination of conscience of his life, discovers that his shortcomings far exceed his good deeds, he must not feel discouraged, but entrust himself to God's mercy" (x). You should probably just read that whole general audience that quote comes from; it's not very long. It's about the murderer on the Cross next to Jesus, whose only 'good deed,' so to speak, was entrusting himself to Jesus. God is willing to work with something as little as that.

As for the rest of what you said, about the distance, I would start again, but slowly. If you feel like you focus too much on your sins and personal failings in your dialogue with God (and if that's functioning as a 'block,' of sorts), this is what I recommend instead:

In the morning, talk to God about what your plans are for the day, and ask Him to accompany you through them.

If you have a break during the day, take a minute and pray for your needs or the needs of others.

In the evening, find at least three things to be grateful for, and thank God for them.

Confession of sin should be part of prayer, but if you find that this is the only form of prayer you're doing, to the detriment of your prayer life, you gotta break that loop. The above is just a suggestion to start with, but if you have a priest or spiritual advisor you trust, I would bring your concerns to them and listen to whatever they say instead.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT ANTHONY THE ABBOT The Patron Saint of Domestic Animals and the Father of Monasticism Feast Day: January 17

"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack, him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.'"

The founder of the Monks of the Desert and dubbed the Father of All Monks, Anthony the Great, which he is also called, was born on January 12, 251 AD in Herakleopolis Magna, Egypt.

After the death of his wealthy landowner parents when he was 20 years old, he found himself with a large estate and charged with the care of a younger sister. While attending Mass, he was impressed by the Gospel of Matthew which said: 'If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

Thus, Anthony sold part of his property, except what he thought necessary for his sustenance. Soon after, hearing in the church these other words of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew: 'Do not worry about your life, what you are to eat, or about your body, what you will wear.', he later gave away his remaining property, placed his sister in a convent and became a hermit in the desert.

There, Anthony was harassed by the devil, who took the form of lustful women and of wild animals, and who presented to him the good works he might have been able to carry out with his estate in the world. But, Anthony fought away these temptations by fasting and prayer. People sought his spiritual advice, and many disciples flocked to him, whom Anthony organized into the first communities of Christian monks. He instructed them to reflect every morning that perhaps they might not live till night, and every evening that perhaps they might never see the morning; and to do every action as if it was the last of their lives.

In 337 AD, Emperor Constantine the Great wrote a letter to him, recommending himself to his prayers. Seeing his monks surprised, Anthony said: 'Do not wonder that the emperor writes to us, a man as I am; rather be astounded that God should have written to us, and that he has spoken to us by his Son.'

In 355 AD, at the request of St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Anthony went to Alexandria to refuse the Arians, confirming the people by his words and miracles. Being requested by the governor to make a longer stay in the city, he answered: 'As fish die if they are taken from the water, so does a monk wither away if he forsakes his solitude.'

A few days before his death at the age of 105 on January 17, 356 AD at Mount Colzim, commanded his disciples to give his staff to Macarius of Egypt, and to give one sheepskin cloak to Athanasius of Alexandria and the other sheepskin cloak to Serapion of Thmuis, his disciple. And then he gave orders to two of his disciples to bury him in a secret place on the mountain, in a grave next to his cell. Then he said: 'Farewell, my children. Anthony is departing, and will no longer be with you.'

Because of his association in art with animals, which originally represented the temptations of the devil, Anthony became the patron of domestic animals and farmers. Anthony is also the patron of swineherds, because one of his attributes is a pig, due to the reported relationship a pig had with him in keeping him attuned to the hours of the day for his prayers.

[emotinalsupportturtle]

neil gaiman and RTD are absolute legends for being the showrunners of 2 mainstream shows funded by large production companies in the year 2023, and proceeding to make the most queer positive episodes ever seen by man

meanwhile david tennant is just vibrating with joy because he gets more opportunities to wear his one-thousand-and-twenty-four pride pins

[lejoursobre]

That's how it happened to me 🦆 S2 made me re-watch s1 and as 2019 is now a long time ago, I forgot how much I loved it!

[soundlessdragon]

Hadn't considered this perspective before but now it is very important to me

[yellowdressesandyearning]

Cressida as LW: The Bridgerton Siblings may be from dubious parentage

The Bridgertons: All look identical with brown hair and light eyes. Except for Daphne and Francesca… who still look identical!

[fitrahgolden]

[innefableidiot]

Some aziraduck doodles because I missed drawing this lil fella

ALSO IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR DUCK OMENS I'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR THEM!

[metalmiez]

"Gives Me Hot and Cold Fever"

“Crowley?” The angel said, wonderingly, as he was unceremoniously carried like a sack of spuds. His voice was oddly muffled by the demon’s jacket, “Dear me. I don���t believe I’ve ever witnessed you from this angle before.” The demon adjusted his grip, and had just put one snakeskin heel to the stone of the porch, when - When - Aziraphale’s cold hand slid upwards, and gently patted him on the bottom.

I had this scene from "Gives Me Hot and Cold Fever" by the super-talented @hotcrosspigeon in mind for weeks now and finally found the time to draw it in all its glory. I laughed so hard at this. It's just peak comedy for me and I really recommend you reading it.

Thanks HotCrossPigeon for sharing this work, it gives me life <3

Enjoy this closeup of Crowley's silly little face:

[fictional-orphan-smackdown]

LET THE FINAL ROUND COMMENCE!

All propaganda and what each competitor is from under the cut

Anthony Lockwood (Lockwood and Co)

Lockwood (he's known by his surname mostly) is the mysterious, daredevil and charming founder of Lockwood and Co., a detective agency specialised in protecting people from angry -and sometimes sort of hungry- ghosts in a world where they're rampant. His agency is starting small despite Lockwood bragging it's the best in London but get more and more recognition as the series progress and the agents composing them meet success (when they're not on the verge of dying). Lockwood has open manners but hid his painful past from his coworkers to protect himself. He and George, the first teenager he recruited, are quite stunned by Lucy, a country girl who fled to London after disaster striked in her hometown. Thanks to her talent, she quickly becomes known as one of the best ghost fighter in London and finds her place in the small team despite having the same determination to hide her past than Lockwood, which draws him close to her, making George jealous, but Lockwood's manifest good skills in leadership and the three of them become fast friends while unravelling secret truths and risking their lives repeatedly

He has a lot of trauma and a lot of pain but he always smiles and always has a warm and polite attitude; he’s so protective of the ones he loves that it overrides his suicidal tendencies; at the end of the series he starts to heal from his past; he’s hot but has only two braincells.

Chuck e' Cheese (Restaurant/family entertainment center chain)

Charles Entertainment Cheese grew up in St. Marinara orphanage and he loved singing, especially happy birthday. But he didn't know his own birthday (because he is an orphan) so all he could do was celebrate other kids' birthdays. His favourite part was the pizza. He also loved playing Pong and he went to New York City after winning $50 in a Pong tournament.

[truth4ourfreedom]

DR FAUCI LIED AND HE KNEW IT!

Dr. Fauci knew in 2005 that chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) was a "wonder drug" for SARS-CoV, according to the NIH themselves. Despite this, he demonized the drug and falsely said it was ineffective.

He even used the fake and retracted HCQ Lancet study to push this lie.

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How much Dr FAUCI personally benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic? Inquiring minds want to know!

[hiyyihrts]

obtaining inner peace is realizing that the majority of the men in the Bridgerton book series are mediocre at best and not that great of guys while their show counterparts are arguably infinitely better and well-rounded

[weaver-z]

My parents are getting into Good Omens 2, and my stepdad (atheist with special interests in geography and physics) yelled "Finally! SOMEONE says it!" when Crowley was ranting about how stupid it was that the Earth would be destroyed in 6000 years and that humans wouldn't even get to see the stars properly.

[somethingsketchy3]

so about those s3 spoilers…👀

ANYWAYS, yippee it’s done. my first, fully illustrated and rendered piece since *checks calendar* a long time. im good on anatomy, don’t ask me to draw backgrounds (yet)

the brain rot of them has gotten me through my spring semester of junior year and I simply CANNOT wait till I see them again. I’ll take whatever crumbs I can get from the season and draw out the rest on my own :)))