#mass for all souls

[artschoolglasses]

The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, Folio 221r, detail, Mass for All Souls, The Limbourg Brothers, 1405-08/09

From the Met Museum

[little-blurry]

[zexonyte]

the lord made george mother 1 come from an 1989 cult classic nes rpg because he knew that in 2012 the people wouldve lost it for a wife-loving dapper everyman journalist who exposed the literal us president turned alien abductee turned tragic grieving hermit of an absent father who secluded himself in a mountain to study alien powers. this isnt even to mention the other dude just chilling on that mountain too wtf was up with him

[luck-of-the-drawings]

IMAGINE. working at ur stupid uhhh job or whatever. pulling into your drive way and ready to work on some crazy project in your garage. opening the door to the most unfamiliar silence. did your wife and kid leave for something? could you imagine knocking on your kids door, hardly getting an answer, and opening it to find the splattered remains of your wife across his room your child is scared! hes hardly consolable, in a state of shock and terror. you are too, but youre the adult here. you need to take charge. you need to protect him. you need to do something. you need to do something.

[mossyoakswriting]

Songs to inspire rage/angst scenes:

Born In Early May-mercury(scream your heart out because it hurts so much and you’re so angry because this person fucking shattered your soul).

THE GREATEST-Billie Eilish(people pleaser vibes. you gave your all but people don’t bat an eye to it they just criticize you more and you’ve had enough).

Nothing Shines On This Island-Chloe Slater(you’re tired of corrupt governments/bitch boys and you’ll slander them in a badass way).

Ethel Cain…need I say more.

Caving In-SYML(this song is a part of an album that’s about the day his father died. your grief is tearing you apart at the seams and you are mourning).

Abstract(Psychopomp)-Hozier(super bittersweet vibes. will make you cry. could be used as inspiration for an emotional hurt/comfort scene or mc death it depends on how you feel while listening to it).

It Almost Worked-TV Girl(always inspires a good angst scene out of me while still having somewhat calming vibes).

Think Of Me Once In A While, Take Care-Take Care(my go to song to go to when I need to write a sentimental or a “goodbye for this life” scene).

[skeletondanc3r]

Bro, I wanna talk about the implications of Kirby Mass Attack so bad... I will go down with the take that it's the darkest Kirby game of all time; a MINIMUM of 45 Kirbys end up dead and lore implications (like the cycle of matter/mitosis) make it so much worse! 😭

Imagine, as a child, having to guide/care for infant versions of yourself that can barely defend themselves and at least 45 of them end up dying.

This shit was so bad the ending had Kirby actually do some self reflection. Straight up looking out at the void of space and acknowledging that darkness had to exist IN NARRATIVE TEXT!

Kirby may not be phased by too much at his current age, but oh my god the stuff he's gonna have to reflect on when he's older...

[caterpillarinacave]

hey guys do you ever think about how the country Ahkmenrah was born in, ruled over, and died in was not called Egypt until probably at least a thousand years after he died. because I do. I do.

[quietwingsinthesky]

not to bring up mass effect but that’s one of the most interesting things it ever posited when it came to the idea of organic vs artificial intelligence. a machine, if sentient, knows who created it and why it was created. and a person will never know that. like, even lacking spirituality, even if you ascribe all this to random cause-and-effect, that doesn’t actually get you any closer to understanding why there is a you. but a robot can look their creator in the eye, can read out the whole of its purpose, and know that no matter what it modifies, this is what it was made to be. and what if it was made limited, or flawed, or shackled. there are elements of that a person can relate to, maybe understand, but not all of it, not enough to fathom how different the experience of the world is when you have no questions about your origins.

[k7tt1]

Sometimes I sit down to think about the true ramifications of how / what the Fizz Bots are to Fizzarolli,

Imagine robotic clones ( sexual, at that ) being made of you and they are not only modeled after you in physical appearance, but have a likeness to your personality, mannerisms and general demeanor. Imagine they say the things you would, possibly act in the same way you would.

What's worse, is that they're made in your likeness in real time; their production / manufacturing ages along with you,

Imagine you SEE these things being assaulted, used & abused in public; these clones take it all with a smile. Soulless, mindless... But as if that's not enough, then realizing that they may just have sentience. Or at least, they give off the impression they do. And on top of ALL that... they have chunks of your memories, your past; they're you, but at the same time, they aren't,

What do you do with that information? How do you treat them ( yourself? )? What's the end game?

[momentsbeforemass]

What really pleases God?

(This is the best thing to do on All Souls’ Day)

There’s kindness. And then there’s kindness.

Not that there’s anything wrong with doing something nice for someone who can do something nice for you. But if you’ve ever wondered how God looks at our acts of kindness towards each other, Jesus lets us know where our priorities need to be.

“When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment.”

“Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

What really pleases God?

Helping someone who needs it. Who cannot pay you back. When you know there’s nothing in it for you. And you help them anyway.

We cannot be reminded enough of the people who desperately need our help, who can offer us nothing in return.

Which is why the Church makes a big deal out of All Souls’ Day. All Souls’ Day is a reminder of the most helpless people of all. The poor souls in Purgatory.

We might bump into a homeless person. Or someone else in need. Just seeing them could move us to help.

But the Holy Souls in Purgatory? We’ve got to go out of our way to even think about them.

So what can we do to help them? There are two easy ways to obtain a plenary indulgence for the Souls in Purgatory.

Visit a cemetery and pray for the departed. You can pray out loud or in your heart. The plenary indulgence is available today and each day, from November 1-8.

Visit a church and pray the Our Father and the Creed for the departed. You can pray out loud or in your heart. The plenary indulgence is available today, November 2.

As with any plenary indulgence, the usual conditions apply.

Today, take a moment to help the most unseen of all those in need, the Souls in Purgatory.

Today and always, be an instrument of God’s grace in the most holy way possible - for someone who cannot pay you back.

Today’s Readings

[mezzmerizd]

something something something the gay NEED to turn my favorite guys into horrific horror "creatures" spawned from nightmares.... and then to make them kiss <33

[setaflow]

Schrödinger's Catholic: not a practicing member of my faith except in moments where I strike Faustian bargains I won't uphold with God so he can help my sports team win a game.

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF PRIORITY: MARS (PART 2)

Featuring: Cmdr. Sophie Shepard, Maj. Kaidan Alenko, Lt. James Vega, and Dr. Liara T'Soni With: The Illusive Man and Dr. Eva Coré Your vision is pathetically limited. You were a tool- an agent with a singular purpose. And despite our differences? You were relatively successful. But like the rest of the relics in this place, your time is over. Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (2021)

[sarahwatchesthings]

Father Brown 2013

[ssaalexblake]

i'll dunk on my catholic school education till the day i die but it Did protect me from royal family propaganda in wildly more common CofE schools so it did have its benefits

[waterfallofspace]

hello. i am having severe feverish g/ojo thoughts.

"You mean him severely fevered, or that the thoughts are se-"

Yes.