#la sainte bible

[elgallinero]

Apprendre le Francais

youtu.be/c-eX8vER_fE

[illustratus]

Jesus Praying in the Garden by Gustave Doré

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Willem Key (Flemish, c.1515-1568) Saint Jérôme méditant la Bible, ca.1565-70 Musée du Louvre

[bebliafrench]

Lis la bible: beblia.com 🙏

Dis amen si tu es d'accord

Job 42:5-6

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[theodoreangelos]

When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified Him there … (Luke 23:33)

[michplante-patterns]

https://emosaique.org/

[a-queer-seminarian]

Hello, sibling. Do you have resources for intersex Christians? Anything counts, trust. I'm an intersex Catholic and feel very alone in my community. I know God loves me and made me perfectly, but I would love to see fellow intersex Christians talking about our bodies, identities and faith. God bless you

Hey there. My heart goes out to you in your loneliness; you are beloved by God, and you are perfect as you are, even if human beings deny and erase you.

I am also sorry that the broader queer community also too often fails to remember intersex folk and include y'all in our efforts towards justice. You deserve solidarity, deserve to have your pain and your joys listened to as much as any of us.

And, I am happy to tell you that yes, I've got some intersex faith resources for you!

Let's start with intersex Christians talking about their experiences, and then we'll get to some intersex-resonant scripture.

...below the readmore.

Intersex Christians sharing their stories

Stories of Intersex and Faith — a documentary! I have not watched it yet because it costs $20 for an individual to rent it, but if you are interested but the cost is prohibitive, please let me know and I'm happy to rent it for you! .

"I'm an Intersex Christian — and It's Time the Church Listened to Me" (article, major trigger warning for discussion of medical abuse & trauma on a young child; to avoid it, you can skip to paragraph beginning: "The heart of the issue is that church still sees me as problematic...", after which are discussions of trouble with church but also suggestions for improvement) .

Interview with Sara Gillingham, author of the previous article (video, 51 minutes) .

And here's a Facebook video: "What do you wish more Christians knew about intersex people" (video, 2 minutes) .

Another FB video by the same person on how churches can be more supportive of intersex people (video, 3 minutes)

An intersex Catholic Saint?

If you haven't heard of Madre Juana de la Cruz, who would point to her pronounced adam's apple as proof that she had been "male in the womb," check her out!

Now let's check out some intersex-resonant Bible stories, plus intersex theology

For a concise, accessible look at intersex readings of various biblical figures, check out my webpage here... . as well as my webpage here for interpretations of Jesus himself as intersex (and trans)! (The intersex part is fairly brief, but includes links some scholarly essays if you want to learn more about intersex Jesus) . Please note that the focus of my site is trans theology (because that's my focus most of the time), but where a passage is also applicable to intersex folk I make sure to bring them in too, with links to further reading. For instance, did you know Abraham and Sarah were considered intersex by some rabbis in the Talmud?? .

"Male, Female, and Intersex in the image of God" with Lianne Simon and Megan DeFranza (video, 1.5 hours) — great intro to some intersex theology if reading isn't your thing

Intersex in Christ: Ambiguous Biology and the Gospel by Jennifer Anne Cox (book) .

"Intersexuality in Scripture” by Sally Gross (essay free online) . Note that this essay is from 1998 and the language used reflects that, but Gross is one of the foundational intersex theologians. . Also if you want to skip over all her intro paragraphs defining intersex, skip to the paragraph starting "As a brute physical phenomenon, the bodiliness of people who are born intersexed challenges cherished assumptions...")

Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza (book)

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I hope some of those resources can help you feel a little less alone. There are other intersex Christians, including many who lead, write, preach!

I'll close with a regret: I was trying to find any kind of virtual community for intersex Christians, or even just intersex people in general. I wasn't able to find such a place.

If anyone knows of some online intersex support groups or communities, please share! Or if you have other intersex Christian resources you wanna add, share those as well.

I can suggest that you check out this webpage of intersex advocacy groups across the world. If there happens to be one by you and you get involved, I wouldn't be surprised if you met some other intersex Christians there.

Wishing you well, sibling. When you feel alone, may the intersex Christ enfold you in love. When you feel like "the only one," may the stories of faithful intersex people past and present bring you encouragement.

[invisible-pink-toast]

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web-weaving: sapphic christians + love between women being holy

Sappho (attributed) / Gonzalo Orquin / Zolita “Holy” / Kelly Latimore “Ruth and Naomi” / The Bible “Ruth 1: 16-18” / tumblr user: thebichristian / AMES “Hymn For Her” / Warrior Nun / Yellowjackets / God Friended Me / The Expanse / Kittredge Cherry “Brigid and Darlughdach: Celtic saint loved her female soulmate” / Angela Yarber “Perpetua and Felicity” / Alice Walker “The Color Purple” / The Color Purple (1985) / Kittredge Cherry “The Two Rebeccas: Queer black pair founded Shaker religious community in 1800s” / As/Is “Can You Be A Queer Christian? • In The Closet” / Felix d’Eon “Sor Juana and the Countess” (Sor Juana y la Virreina) / The Bible “1 Corinthians 15:10” / Fly View Productions “Couple kiss during wedding ceremony in church stock photo” /  Joe Mikos Photography “Cape Cod Wedding With Chinese and Italian Elements” / Sabrina Lee “A Perfect Rainbow on our Wedding Day” / Javicia Leslie “Actress Javicia Leslie says ‘God Friended Me’ isn’t a religious show. It’s about human connection.” / Zolita “Bedspell” album cover / Mary Lambert “She Keeps Me Warm” / Galawdewos “The Life  and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A 17th-Century African Biography of an Ethiopian Woman” / Maria Cristina “Felicity and Perpetua: Patrons of Same-Sex Couples”

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[khapaleaf]

A compilation of puzzle solutions for the Relics of the Lost Age series 

Relics of the Lost Age

Chapter 1 — The Oracle of God

1. The very first puzzle

First seal: South then North

Second seal: East then West

Third seal: West then South

Fourth seal: West then East

Chapter 2 — Shambala

N/A

Chapter 3 — Devil Music

1. The Objection! achievement

What did you learn at the museum that contradicts the theory making Elliot out as the robber?

It was something related to the Satanic imagery in the gallery --> a. it was the written message “Hail Satan”

What did you learn at the precinct that contradicts this evidence?

It was something we saw at the precinct. --> b. it was the register of detainees on the front desk

2. Strange box puzzle

Open the drawer depicting the man with his finger to his lips.

Chapter 4 — The River

N/A

Chapter 5 — The Eye of Kali

1. The clock puzzle

7 : 44

Chapter 6 — Hong Kong Crazy

N/A

Chapter 7 — Endgame

1. The relics puzzle

First podium: King Manuel’s amulet from the Congo

Second podium: The Stone of Shambala from Tibet

Third podium: The Eye of Kali from London

Fourth podium: The dragon figurine from Hong Kong

Fifth podium: The high priest’s breastplate from Palestine

Sixth podium: Chantelle LaValle’s amulet from New Orleans

2. The tree puzzle

Acorn / patch of earth / sun / raindrop

Relics 2: The Crusader’s Tomb

Chapter 1 — The Quest

N/A

Chapter 2 — A Canterbury Tale

1. The organ puzzle

D - E - A - F

C - A - G - E - D

D - E - C - A - D - E

D - E - F - A - C - E - D

Chapter 3 — City of Light

1. The map puzzle

Direction from Paris: Southeast

Associated saint: St. Mark

Associated animal: Lion

Chapter 4 — La Serenissima

1. The tome puzzle

The Life of St. Esther of Bingen: the saint’s name

The Life of St. Benedict: the saint’s revival of the dead child

The Life of St. Scholastica: the saint’s relation to Benedict

The Life of St. Jerome: the story about the tame lion

The Life of St. Matthias of Westphalia: the death of the lion

Note: the sequence of Benedict / Scholastica / Esther / Jerome / Matthias also grants the achievement for solving the puzzle.

Chapter 5 — Pilgrims in an Unholy Land

1. The coat of arms

Deer / stag

A lion

Chapter 6 — Blood of Dracul

1. The altar puzzle

The tree / the scorpion / the boat / the peacock

Chapter 7 — The World’s Desire

1. The chalice puzzle 

Turn the third cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder left.

Turn the first cylinder left.

Turn the first cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder left.

Turn the third cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder right.

Note: a shorter solution should also be possible, but I lost it.

2. The column puzzle

4th column and 7th column

Chapter 8 — Endgame

1. Geometric shape puzzle

Circle / triangle / square / pentagon / cross

Relics 3: Ashes for Gold

Chapter 1 — Showdown at Rattlesnake Gulch

1. Geometric shape puzzle

Single line / two parallel lines / the triangle / the upper-case M / the pentagram

Chapter 2 — The Temple of the Sands

1. Safe combination

Find the concealed note in Baillard’s office (“Behind the Sphinx. The answer is in the Good Book.”). Return to the guest bedroom and consult the bible to find the safe combination (Mark 10:43).

2. First temple puzzle

Press Jamanu, meaning “Amun”.

Press hotep, meaning “satisfied”.

Press the empty cartouche name-ring.

3. Second temple puzzle

Khonsu symbols: moon, crook and bandage.

Mut symbols: mother, water and crown.

Amun symbols: farmer, ram-headed sphinx and two vertical plumes.

Chapter 3 — The Doctor’s Demons

1. The alchemy puzzle  

The scythe-bearing angel: an offering of earth.

The torch-bearing angel: an offering of fire.

The trident-bearing angel: an offering of water.

The trumpet-bearing angel: an offering of air.

Note: follow the given order otherwise it will become bugged (on dash, at least)

2. The code puzzle

Fill in a letter for the symbol ' = T

Fill in a letter for the symbol < = H

Fill in a letter for the symbol - = R

Fill in a letter for the symbol > = O

Fill in a letter for the symbol ~ = D

Fill in a letter for the symbol : = C

Fill in a letter for the symbol " = F

3. The identity of the traitor

Solution 1

What was the key piece of information about?

It was about me.

And what was it that Becker said about you that gives Winter’s identity away?

That your cover story involved working for the Smithsonian.

Solution 2

Winter’s gender: uses traditionally male pronouns

Winter’s title and position at the university: is an academic with the rank of full professor

Winter’s employment at Magdalen: has been involved with the college for a long time

Chapter 4 — Dead Man’s Chest

1. The museum puzzle

The three ships that called into Barros’s harbor (The Jocasta out of New Orleans, a French ship carrying sugar and tobacco, and an English ship bound for Portsmouth).

2. The ship voyage puzzle

1. New Orleans, Louisiana / St. John’s, Antigua / Bridgetown, Barbados

2. Veracruz, Mexico / Saint Augustine, Florida / Cartagena, Colombia / Le Havre, France.

3. Havana, Cuba / Santo Domingo, Hispaniola / Portsmouth, England

3. The bomb puzzle

The yellow wire / the blue wire / the green wire / the indigo wire / the red wire

Chapter 5 — Path of the Condor

1. The three worlds puzzle

Set the first lever to the down position.

Set the second lever to the up position.

Set the fourth lever to the down position.

2. The Inca society puzzle

The tile showing the woman with the stretched earlobes: in the second slot down.

The tile showing the man planting maize: in the bottom slot.

The tile showing the man with the silver shoes and headdress: in the top slot.

The tile showing the man holding the knotted cords: in the third slot down.

Chapter 6 — The Sapporo Archive

N/A

Chapter 7 — Endgame

N/A

[elgallinero]

Apprendre le Francais

Romains 7:24 Misérable que je suis! Qui me délivrera du corps de cette mort?… — Read on saintebible.com/romans/7-24.htm

[lesorciercanadien]

La Toussaint et le Jour des fidèles défunts - All Saints Day and All Souls Day

All Saints Day (La Toussaint) takes place on November 1st.

Liturgical colour: white

On this day, I celebrate the lives and stories of Saints known in the church, and those not canonized officially. It's a day to speak with your patron saint, look for your patron saint, or to simply just let their stories touch you for their example and lessons.

I bring out my statuettes of all my favorite saints, and put out the attributes they are associated with. Roses being associated with most saints and especially with the Virgin Mary, it is a fitting offering to put on an altar, if you have cats like I do who get into everything.

It's a great day to ask for your special requests, and ask for intercession with the help of a saint specific to your query. Any book on the saints can give you the attributes you're looking for.

All Souls Day (Le Jour des fidèles défunts) takes place on November 2nd.

Liturgical colour: purple

On this day, I commemorate my dearly departed, my known ancestors, and those I do not yet know about. In Quebec on this day, back in the 20th century and before, it was traditional to have a mass for the souls of the departed of that year, culminating in a cemetery visit. You weren't allowed to work the fields or cut wood that day, for fear of harming the roaming dead. It was a day to say prayers for the souls in purgatory, hoping they can find their way to everlasting rest.

Nowadays, communities in Quebec and francophone areas don't really do anything communally on this day. I for one, want to commemorate it! So, I made a list of all the names in my ancestors' lineages that I could find, and voiced them out loud one by one. I offered them pieces of poetry evoking the ocean, Acadian communities, and remembrances written by my great-aunt, and read to them a passage from the Bible. Then I offered some tea, sugar fudge and galettes, and told them about what was going on in my life this year.

I'm lucky to have biographies of my great-grandmothers to read again and again, and a great-aunt who writes of her Acadian culture so beautifully. It's turned into quite a personal day for me.

So, Happy Toussaint and Jour des fidèles défunts!

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Juan de la Abadía el Viejo (The Elder) (Spanish, c.1470-1498) Saint Michael Weighing Souls, c.1480-95 Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC, Barcelona "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalms 9:17). - The Bible

[bebliafrench]

Lis la Bible: beblia.com 🙏

Dis amen si tu es d'accord

Romains 14:11-12

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[virtuouslibertines69]

"But it is the fashion nowadays to be virtuous and Christ-like, it is an attitude people affect; they pose as Saint Jeromes just as they used to pose as Don Juans; they are pale and wasted, they wear their hair as the apostles did, they walk with folded hands and eyes glued to the ground, they assume an expression sugared to perfection; they have an open Bible on the mantel, a crucifix and consecrated box-wood above their beds; they never swear, they smoke but little, and they chew almost not at all.—With that they become Christians, they talk about the sanctity of art, the lofty mission of the artist, the poesy of Catholicism, about Monsieur de La Mennais, about the painters of the angelic school, about the Council of Trent, about progressive humanity, and about a thousand other fine things.—Some infuse a little republicanism into their religion, they are not the least interesting. They couple Robespierre and Jesus Christ in the most cheerful way and amalgamate with praiseworthy gravity the Acts of the Apostles and the decrees of the Holy Convention—that is the sacramental title; others add, for a final ingredient, some Saint-Simonian ideas.—These latter are complete, they rest upon a square foundation; after them we can look for nothing better. Human absurdity can go no farther,—has ultra metas—etc. They are the Hercules Pillars of Burlesque." - Théophile Gautier, Mademoiselle de Maupin

[michplante-patterns]

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/530087818656701063/

[blogdimanche]

Évangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Luc 2,1-14

1 « En ces jours-là, parut un édit de l’empereur Auguste, ordonnant de recenser toute la terre

2 – ce premier recensement eut lieu lorsque Quirinius était gouverneur de Syrie.

3 Et tous allaient se faire recenser, chacun dans sa ville d’origine.

4 Joseph, lui aussi, monta de Galilée, depuis la ville de Nazareth, vers la Judée, jusqu’à la ville de David appelée Bethléem. Il était en effet de la maison et de la lignée de David.

5 Il venait se faire recenser avec Marie, qui lui avait été accordée en mariage et qui était enceinte.

6 Or, pendant qu’ils étaient là, le temps où elle devait enfanter fut accompli.

7 Et elle mit au monde son fils premier-né ; elle l’emmaillota et le coucha dans une mangeoire, car il n’y avait pas de place pour eux dans la salle commune.

8 Dans la même région, il y avait des bergers qui vivaient dehors et passaient la nuit dans les champs pour garder leurs troupeaux.

9 L’ange du Seigneur se présenta devant eux, et la gloire du Seigneur les enveloppa de sa lumière. Ils furent saisis d’une grande crainte.

10 Alors l’ange leur dit : « Ne craignez pas, car voici que je vous annonce une bonne nouvelle, qui sera une grande joie pour tout le peuple :

11 Aujourd’hui, dans la ville de David, vous est né un Sauveur qui est le Christ, le Seigneur.

12 Et voici le signe qui vous est donné : vous trouverez un nouveau-né emmailloté et couché dans une mangeoire. »

13 Et soudain, il y eut avec l’ange une troupe céleste innombrable, qui louait Dieu en disant :

14 « Gloire à Dieu au plus haut des cieux, et paix sur la terre aux hommes, qu’Il aime. »

Texte biblique tiré de « La Bible — traduction officielle liturgique — AELF »)

(Illustration du site Apprenez-nous à prier)

Commentaire Lc 2,11

« Aujourd’hui, … vous est né un Sauveur. » (Lc 2,11) La nuit de Bethléem résonne d’une merveilleuse annonce : « Paix aux hommes que Dieu aime. » Encore faut-il ne pas l’entendre de travers : le texte ne signifie pas qu’il y a ceux que Dieu aime et les autres ! Il faut évidemment traduire : « Paix aux êtres humains parce que Dieu les aime. » Tout le projet de Dieu est dit là, une fois de plus. « Dieu a tellement aimé le monde qu’il a donné son Fils unique » (Jn 3,16). Alors, bien sûr, nous n’avons rien à craindre : « Ne craignez pas », disent les anges aux bergers : que peut-on craindre d’un tout petit ? Et si Dieu, tout simplement, avait imaginé de naître sous les traits d’un nourrisson pour que nous quittions à tout jamais nos craintes spontanées à son égard ? Comme Isaïe, l’Ange annonce la naissance d’un roi : « Aujourd'hui, dans la ville de David, vous est né un Sauveur, qui est le Christ, le Seigneur. » Autrement dit, celui que tout le peuple attendait depuis des siècles, est enfin né. Car tout le monde avait en tête la prophétie de Nathan au roi David : « Le SEIGNEUR t’annonce qu’il te fera lui-même une maison. Quand tes jours seront accomplis et que tu reposeras auprès de tes pères, je te susciterai dans ta descendance un successeur, qui naîtra de toi, et je rendrai stable sa royauté. » (2 S 7,11-12). D’où l’importance des précisions données par Luc sur les origines du père de l’enfant : « Joseph, lui aussi, monta de Galilée, depuis la ville de Nazareth, vers la Judée, jusqu’à la ville de David appelée Bethléem. Il était en effet de la maison et de la lignée de David. » On savait aussi, à cause de la prophétie de Michée, que le Messie naîtrait à Bethléem : « Et toi, Bethléem Éphrata, le plus petit des clans de Juda, c’est de toi que sortira pour moi celui qui doit gouverner Israël… Il se dressera et il sera leur berger par la puissance du SEIGNEUR, par la majesté du nom du SEIGNEUR, son Dieu… et lui-même, il sera la paix ! » (Mi 5, 1... 4). C’est donc bien une « bonne nouvelle, une grande joie » qu’annoncent les Anges aux bergers, et l’on comprend que les armées célestes chantent la gloire de Dieu. Mais le plus surprenant, ici, est le contraste entre la grandeur du destin promis au Messie et la petitesse de cet enfant né dans les circonstances les plus modestes. Pour l’instant, « la force du bras de Dieu » qui libère son peuple, dont parle le psaume 88/89, repose dans deux petites mains d’enfant dans une famille pauvre, parmi tant d’autres ! Et c’est bien cela le plus étrange, peut-être : il n’y a rien de remarquable dans la pauvreté tout-à-fait ordinaire de la crèche ; mais justement, le signe de Dieu est là : c’est dans la banalité quotidienne, voire la pauvreté, que nous le rencontrons. C’est justement cela le mystère de l’Incarnation. Celui que la lettre aux Hébreux appelle  « l’héritier de toutes choses » (He 1,2) naît parmi les pauvres ; celui que saint Jean appelle « la lumière du monde » est né dans la pénombre d’une étable ; et celui qui est la Parole de Dieu créant le monde a dû être mis au monde comme toute créature et devra, comme tout un chacun, apprendre à parler. Pas étonnant que « les siens ne l’aient pas reconnu » ! Pas étonnant non plus que ce soient les pauvres et les petits qui aient le plus volontiers accueilli son message. Le « Miséricordieux », celui qui est attiré par toute pauvreté a tant pitié de la nôtre qu’en nous invitant à nous pencher sur ce berceau, il nous indique le meilleur moyen de lui ressembler. Ainsi nous est donné le pouvoir de « devenir enfants de Dieu » (Jn 1,12). (Note du P. Mario Doyle, C.Ss.R. : Ce commentaire reproduit largement celui d’une bibliste bien connue des catholiques de France : Marie Noëlle Thabut)