#sacrament

[ghostpoetics]

My next book, Sacrament, is a very dark and indulgent M/M/M vampire dark romance that will be released early next year.

“Immortality is one hell of a drug in the hauntingly cruel, tantalizingly erotic, and breathlessly hopeful SACRAMENT. Morgan Dante is a master at peeling back every layer to the (in)human condition in ways that are guaranteed to put a lump in your throat and keep you turning pages well into the night. I can’t recommend this book enough—Astarion walked so this story could run.” — T.D. Cloud, author of INFAUST and OSSUARY

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[cigga-rette]

[evilgodfuckers]

Sodomy is a Satanic Sacrament. So if you are a SATANISTS then you should be honoring SATAN by indulging in acts of Sodomy as often as you can. HAIL SATAN!!! FUCK Jesus!!!

[emaadsidiki]

Ciborium for the Sacrament ֎ Desiderio da Settignano ꧖ꦿꦸ

[apenitentialprayer]

Huh, TIL not only that proxy marriages are a thing, but that the Catholic Church recognizes them as valid. Which on one hand, given the emphasis on the physicality of the sacraments, I am surprised by; but on the other hand, given the function of godparents at infant baptisms, maybe I shouldn't have been surprised by.

[saint-augustines-pears]

The sacrament of confession is 😎pretty cool😎 and you should 😎go receive it😎

[ghostpoetics]

SACRAMENT ⸸ An M/M/M vampiric dark romance

SACRAMENT is a 145K word M/M/M dark romance that follows Maël, a man who makes a deal to be the human familiar to a peevish vampire lord named Sebestyen. Besides dealing with Sebestyen’s demands, he also contends with his burgeoning feelings for Alain, his closest friend, all while faced with the looming threat of Sebestyen’s twin vampiric masters. Coming Valentine's Day 2025.

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Thank you @thornyfilth for the kind words!

[thyknife]

Sacrament

Fandom: Dune (Movies), Dune: Part 2

Pairing: Paul Atreides/Feyd Rautha Harkonnen

Rated: Explicit

Summary:

Paul never kisses him, and seems relentlessly determined not to, no matter how desperately Feyd asks.

And ask he does, just not with words. It’s humiliating, how he can’t seem to eradicate this prickling need for Paul’s mouth upon his.

[godiswaitingforyou]

My Notes from Sacrament Meeting

Taking the sacrament is the most important part of church, but second hour isn’t any less important.

This is the only thing I took from sacrament meeting because I arrived 50 minutes late.

In the past, when I’d wake up late, I just wouldn’t go to church. Since then, I’ve realized that it’s important to go to church, even if you’re super late. Go to church. It can be for the full 2 hours or even 30 minutes.

[apenitentialprayer]

How can i truly enjoy mass? How can i make a good confession? Feeling lost man

Hey there! I'm sorry you're feeling so lost right now. I hope the Easter season brings you many blessings.

I'm going to state the obvious right off the bat; participating in the Sacraments is not always going to be an enjoyable experience. Like any activity that you do with a lot of frequency, the way you feel will ebb and flow. One of the nice things about having objective, concrete means of knowing we have been given God's grace is that we don't have to rely on feelings to know that it has occurred. It is true that the Mass, and the Eucharist in particular, is the greatest gift we will ever receive; Saint John Vianney said that if we could truly know and experience what was going on during it, we would instantly die of love. But we don't truly know and experience the Mass; so we shouldn't let a false sense of piety concerning how we "should" feel at Mass obfuscate that something is truly happening. Even if we're bored or going through the motions as it's happening.

That being said, if I could give one piece of advice that helps me "make the most" of Mass and Confession, I would give this: try to keep your mind actively engaged, and be intentional in your participation. The liturgical structure of both sacraments are communal, in that they are shared by the entire community of faith, but you can also appropriate them into the realm of the personal; pour your life and thoughts into them.

For Confession, I would first recommend finding a good examination of conscience; look at the Ten Commandments, or ponder the seven deadly sins, or think about the Beatitudes, or read 1 Corinthians 13; truly take the time to think about what you want to Confess beforehand. Maybe pray to the Holy Spirit or ask for your Guardian Angel/Patron Saint's intercession in being given the gift of clarity while doing it. Sometimes you'll just be enumerating things you did that you shouldn't have; at other times, you might be surprised by what things are weighing on your conscience.

As for the Confession itself, I would try to approach the confessional in a way that highlights the nature of the sacrament; I think it is Saint John Chrysostom that recommends you treat Confession as a kneeling before the Throne of Judgment; can you imagine yourself kneeling before Christ the King, the only Judge who truly matters in this world, acting as your own accuser? The Confession becomes the Day of Judgment in miniature, a preparation for what is to come.

Alternately, I often picture the confessional as a tomb or sepulchre that I am being buried in; having fallen into sin, I am now entering the depths of the netherworld. (I usually ask Saint Joseph of Arimathea to prepare my soul for Christ the way that he prepared Christ's tomb). It is in the tomb of the confessional that I make my plea, and when I am lifted back up into new life in Christ, those sins that brought me down are left in the confessional.

I think Mass allows for many more opportunities for personal intentionality, to be honest, and that's probably because it is a much longer form of worship. For starters, I would recommend you start to practice your priestly function at Mass, if you don't do that already; while the ordained celebrant might be the ministerial priest actually enacting the Sacrament, all baptized Christians are also priests; and we are called to participate in the Eucharistic liturgy in our own way.

So, for example, there are two parts of the liturgy where you can apply your own intention to the Mass. The first is the Offeratory - the part where the monetary collections are made, and the bread and wine is brought up to the altar. Just as the bread and wine are brought up to be presented to God and then be transformed by Him, you can pray to God and present some part of your life that needs His transforming grace to Him. The second is Communion itself; in that moment, Christ is giving Himself to you, fully, freely, and without reservation; in that moment, you should do the same. As you take Communion, thank Him for coming to you, and either give thanks for something specific or ask Him for a specific intention.

In addition to the Mass intentions, I try to personalize the Prayer of the Faithful when it is being recited. So, for example, if the lector asks us to pray for the sick and the elderly, in addition to praying for them in general, I try to pray for specific sick and elderly people I know. If we're asked to pray for Christ to touch the hearts of those who no longer go to church, I try to pray for specific people I know who have fallen away in addition to that group of people as a whole.

In addition to that, there are other ways of trying to stay mentally engaged during the Mass. I welcome the angelic Powers that become present (according to Theodore of Mopsuestia, anyway) on either side of the altar after the words of Consecration - you know how there are two candles on either side of the altar? According to this mystical interpretation, they represent the angels, who are taking their spot at the head and foot of the altar just as they did at the head and foot of Christ as He lay in the tomb on Holy Saturday. You could say a pray to acknowledge Christ's True Presence after the words of consecration as well.

You can invite specific saints or deceased loved ones to be present with you in a special way during a particular Mass; or, after Communion, you can meditate on how you are now a living Tabernacle, and ask God how you can carry Him out into the world with you after Mass now that you have received Him sacramentally. If you can't receive Him sacramentally, say sorry to Him; ask Him to be with you in whatever other way He deems fit, and try to firmly intend to be able to receive Him next time you go.

What I'm trying to get at here is that the liturgy doesn't have to be (hopefully shouldn't be!) rote repetition. Whether you are attentively meditating on specific aspects of the Mass or contributing your own personal prayers in the silence of your mind and heart, there are ways to be an active participant in the liturgy. And that might help make the Mass seem less empty.

[corvianbard]

#7269

Inside a mellifluous confinement Of the ancient tree in its natural sanctity, A little bug shall become a new sacrament Of an imperishable eternity.

[norah-thegirl]

bloodless, Norah Wolfe

a poem about dividing, of divining, of divvying up, of the hope of living life untethered

[bunbunbunni]

Hot Sacrament Summer (I just wanted excuse to draw cute swimsuits)

(OCs left to right: Astrophil (he/hymn), Mortimer(he/they), Rafael(he/him) )

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Lamb of God - Blacken the Cursed Sun