#christotokos

[rosemirmir]

hi linky!! do you have any fandom projects you're looking forward to in 2025?

Hi buddy!! :D I'm excited to do a variety of things!

I've got some fanart and fic ideas I wanna do. I've been reading a lot of Japanese Gotchard fics lately and they've really been inspiring me. (Minato is going to be seriously put in the pear wiggler next year :3)

Plus also get back to making drabbles for @toku100challenge again! I'm also doing Get Your Words Out (The backpacker/120 day habit goal) to help motivate me to write more consistently too. :D

Also want to start working on my Gotchard webshrine that's been bouncing around in my head, and work on my Ankh one some more again!

[thinkingonscripture]

The God-Man: Understanding the Deity and Humanity of Jesus

At a point in time, the eternal Son of God added humanity to Himself, simultaneously becoming God and man, Creator and creature, the unique theanthropic person (John 1:1, 14, 18; 8:58; 10:33; 20:28; Col 2:9; Heb 1:8). Jesus is the God-man and exists in hypostatic union, as a single Person with a divine and human nature (John 1:1, 14; 1 John 4:2-3), both natures being distinct and preserved, not…

[bruceewayne]

hi marina! ✨ (these were so popular back then) 🌷 💕

(omg i know right?)

rate: 10/10 i love your aesthetic and your fandom posts are always good quality.

favorite blogs: @dirbenaffleck @batfleckgifs @conjuror @christotokos @margotrobie (so many more but im blanking out)

tumblr friends: you, @nonsensechristmass @supermpn @kizzyedgelll @manganiello @katebeckets @paris-roubaix @rebeljyn @andyridgeley @princessanglophile (if i forgot you im sorry my memory is so bad and i love so many of you!)

[chrysothronos]

christotokos -> chrysothronos

[robinaltieri]

Tagged by @christotokos

last song: I guess the warrior by scandal

last book: the crayon's christmas by drew daywalt

last movie: sonic 3💖✨

last TV show: the knuckles tv show😶‍🌫️

sweet/savoury/spicy: usually sweet✨

last thing i looked up on the internet: the ingredients of the bibigo plantable dumplings to win an argument with my bf lmao

current obsession: just got back in my telenovela's obsession🥴

looking forward to: have a time to rest and chill on bed!!

tagging: @bruceewayne @noxexistant and anyone who feels like it!

[motownfiction]

so. 2024.

2024. the year i got my phd in film studies. the year i got my first job as a college professor and moved halfway across the country (though not to the state i originally thought i'd move to). the year you probably forgot this blog existed!

i know i made a bunch of posts throughout the year explaining why i wasn't writing as often as i had before. and i always said i would come back, that i'd make more time, that i'd do this and that. i don't want to say that never happened, but i definitely wasn't as active as i wanted to be. this is the year i hit 100 followers, though! only took until year 3! 2024 was an incredibly busy year. when i had free time, the last thing i wanted to do was more work.

because that's what this blog is! it's hard work. it's work that i'm usually very happy to do, but i have to admit it was easier when i needed it to get away from some really bad things that were happening in my life. now that those bad things aren't happening, i'm spending a lot of time in other places, doing other things.

as you may recall, 2023 was the worst year of my life. 2024 was indeed better! like i mentioned, i got my phd and landed my first job as a professor. i really love my job and couldn't imagine working in any other field, but it is demanding. i serve on undergraduate and graduate research committees, write references, plan film screenings, etc. but other than job stuff, i fell madly in love with the world's cutest boy in 2024, which is marvelous and stressful all the same. they don't call it madly for nothing. i've been to johnny rockets with @christotokos twice this year. some other less positive stuff went on, but i won't get into that here.

all i know is that i'm doing better than i was in 2023. i'm working through a lot of bad things that happened to me, and i feel like i have more power over myself than ever. it's still really hard. nothing is perfect. there are no perfect resolutions or cures. but this is an improvement. i look forward to even more improvements and even more love. so, so much more love.

i have a retrospective coming at you soon. sorry if it feels futile because there's so much less material on this blog than in 2022 and 2023. but i wanted to compile one, anyway. i can't promise that i'll write more in 2025. i do want to try for that, though. it's an important part of the person i've always been. it wouldn't be fair to anything (or anyone) else consume that.

and i really do wish you a happy new year! this wasn't the happiest year by any measure, but i can feel my insides getting better, which counts for something. it will be a difficult 2025 for all of us. but in my personal life, i'll continue to feel better. that part will only get easier. i know it.

thank you for sticking around for a dormant year! here's to at least a little more verve in the next.

[peyoso]

tagged by @christotokos

last song: In the Flame from Pyre

last book: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by A.E. Waite

last movie: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

last TV show: if anime counts then Baccano! (im a sucker for historical fiction with a supernatural element + Ryogo Narita's large ensemble writing), Ghosts (US) if it doesn't lol

sweet/savory/spicy: savory and spicy 🥵

last thing i looked up: Richard Lionheart (iykyk)

current obsession: the World of Darkness has pulled me back in 😔✊

looking forward to: cracking open some books on 60s occultism that i ordered

tagging: @starry-doll and you! there! reading this post! AARG

[orthodoxadventure]

Titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary:

Theotokos (Θεοτόκος)

Theotokos is an adjectival compound of two Greek words Θεός "God" and τόκος "childbirth, parturition; offspring". A close paraphrase would be "[she] whose offspring is God" or "[she] who gave birth to one who was God". The usual English translation is simply "Mother of God".

The status of Mary as Theotokos was a topic of theological dispute in the 4th and 5th centuries and was the subject of the decree of the Council of Ephesus of 431 to the effect that, in opposition to those who denied Mary the title Theotokos ("the one who gives birth to God") but called her Christotokos ("the one who gives birth to Christ"), Mary is Theotokos because her son Jesus is one person who is both God and man, divine and human.

Saint Cyril of Alexandria wrote, "I am amazed that there are some who are entirely in doubt as to whether the holy Virgin should be called Theotokos or not. For if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how is the holy Virgin who gave [Him] birth, not [Theotokos]?" [Wikipedia]

And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. [Luke 1:35, NKJV]

And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? [Luke 1:41-43 NKJV]

So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” [Matthew 1:22-23 NKJV]

[cruger2984]

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD Feast Day: January 1

"𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩'𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮." — 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 721

Today, we also commemorate the World Day of Peace.

During the 4th century, the patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius, contested this Marian title, insisting that Mary should be called Christotokos, or 'Mother of Christ,' and not 'Mother of God.'

In 431 AD, the Council of Ephesus solemnly declared that Mary, being the mother of Jesus Christ, who is God, could be called, 'Mother of God.' At the end of the council, the people carried the bishops in triumph throughout the city. Pope Sixtus III, as a memorial of that event, built the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.

This day also celebrates the circumcision and naming of the Holy Infant. As it is written in the Gospel of Luke: 'When the eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus.'

This was done in obedience to the command that God gave to Abraham in the Book of Genesis: 'Every male among you, when he is eight days old, shall be circumcised.' For the Jews, the circumcision is the seal of the consecration to God.

[rosemirmir]

1 & 30 for fic writer asks!

1: the last sentence you wrote

There was a weakness to each of his movements that wasn’t there prior the past couple of days.

30: share a fic you’re especially proud of

How to Survive A Boring Party - I posted this in December after over a month of working on it, and I can definitely say I'm especially proud of how it came out! :D

(Ask Game)

[christotokos]

cardfile -> christotokos

[marshal-raylan-givens]

Posting this for SPECIFICALLY @christotokos

[martinwilliammichael]

Why do we say that Mary is the Mother of God?

On January 1, the Church celebrates Mary as Mother of God. This major feast goes back to the Council of Ephesus in 431, one of the most important in the history of the Church.

“Mary of Nazareth”, “the Blessed Virgin”, “the Virgin Mary”, “Our Lady”... Mary has many titles. On the solemnity of January 1, she is referred to as Mary “Mother of God”. Although we are accustomed to hearing this title in the well-known Marian prayer, the Hail Mary, it initially provoked a heated theological debate.

The controversy began with Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, in 428. While many Christians and theologians had already adopted this title, Nestorius refused to call the Virgin Mary “Mother of God” since, in his view, Mary could only be the mother of the man Jesus. He insisted on the coexistence of two distinct natures - the human and the divine - in Christ, and felt that Mary should be called Christotokos, “Mother of Christ”. Cyril of Alexandria, on the other hand, defended the unity of Christ's two natures and the common Christian belief in his divinity.

It was Emperor Theodosius II who put an end to the quarrel in 431, when he convened the 3rd Ecumenical Council in Ephesus, bringing together bishops from every province.

It was debated whether Jesus was both human and divine in nature, and if so, whether Mary should be called “Mother of God”. The Council of Ephesus finally confirmed the title of “Theotokos” (a Greek word meaning “who gave birth to God”), officially recognizing Mary's divine maternity. Christ is both man and god, a union founded on the mystery of the Incarnation, the mystery of God becoming flesh. The Council of Ephesus thus paved the way for an authentic Marian devotion in the Church.

In 1931, to mark the fifteenth hundredth anniversary of the Council of Ephesus, Pope Pius XI promoted a universal solemnity in honor of the Divine Maternity of Mary, to be celebrated on October 11.

After Vatican II, the feast was moved to January 1, and has since been entitled Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It thus closes the octave of Christmas, eight days after the Nativity of the Lord, and coincides with the World Day of Peace, promoted by Pope John Paul II. The feast also replaced the feast of the circumcision of Jesus, celebrated eight days after his birth in accordance with the Jewish rite.

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Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

[chrysothronos]

areiphilos -> christotokos

[heartsforjohnnycake]

that christotokos weirdo is talking shit about you again in a server heads up

?? girl what?? who?? this is so random what,,, like pics if it didn’t happen cause wtf 😭

[davereed]

Christotokos

9th century Theotokos Icon from Georgia.