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crazy how trauma isn't your fault but it's your responsibility to heal

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yall are pro mental illness until they hallucinate

yall are pro mental illness until they dissociate

yall are pro mental illness until they self-isolate

yall are pro mental illness until they're paranoid

yall are pro mental illness until they split

yall are pro mental illness until it's too Scary for your comparatively neurotypical brain to handle

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People don’t understand how important hugs are for me. I just wish they wouldn’t be so egotistical to deny me something that is almost life saving for me…

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i just invented a cathedral rose window granny square pattern and i feel insane now

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-¿Qué es lo que más te gusta en este mundo?

-Los abrazos

-¿Quién dirías que da los mejores abrazos?

-No sé…—encogió sus hombros y ocultó la mirada—aún no lo sé…

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Rendered in virtuoso detail, this rosary bead juxtaposes images of life and death. The boxwood bead opens to reveal Death appearing unannounced at a meal beneath an image of the Last Judgment in the upper hemisphere. The Latin inscription reads, “Stay awake, for you do not know at which hour your Lord will come” (Matthew 24:42).

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Icon of the Mother of God of Akhtyr

This iconography depicts the Theotokos in fervent prayer before a small Crucifixion scene. Its troparion, drawn from liturgical tradition, begins: “O Most Blessed Virgin, Pure Theotokos, standing before the Cross of Your Son and our God, You endured great sorrow yet received grace from Him to console all who dwell in affliction…” Having borne the greatest of sorrows, the Theotokos now intercedes for us with unmatched compassion. Through her sufferings, we glimpse the magnitude of her Son’s redemptive love—the One God who united heaven and earth through His Cross. [Text by Sr. Anastasia of St. Elisabeth Convent, Minsk]

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“The Epistles & Hymn of Saint Patrick” by Thomas Olden, Dublin 1876

Used as a Lorica ( A “lorica” was a mystical garment that was supposed to protect the wearer from danger and illness, and guarantee entry into heaven. ) for protection by St. Patrick from the pagan Druids that lay in ambush to intercept and kill him and his companions on their way to the king’s court. They did not see Patrick pass, only a doe followed by her twenty fawns. Hence the name, “Deer’s Cry”.

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Some suggestions of what you can pray when you see a prayer request

I realise that there might be some people that would love to pray for others, who may be very new to praying and therefore might not know how to pray in response to a prayer request. So, I have decided to create a little list of suggestions. You are by no means bound to only use suggestions on this list. You can modify them, you can pray other things entirely.

"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on this person / your servant"

"Lord, have mercy"

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

"Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen."

"All ye holy men, women, and angels of God. Please intercede for this person in their need"

"[Saint's name], please intercede to God for them." (Particularly if they request a Saint or if you know a Saint who is a patron for the cause they're seeking help with)

"Beneath thy mercy, we take refuge, O Virgin Theotokos disdain not our supplications in our distress, but deliver us from perils, O only pure and blessed one."

"God, please have mercy and help this person"

"St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts,  by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."

"God, I come before you now to ask that you have mercy on this person and help them in their necessity"

"O Mother of God, please pray to Your Son to have mercy on this person and shower them in love and compassion."

"In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." [While making the Sign of the Cross]

As you can see, some of the prayers are really short and others are longer. There is no 'correct' length. You don't have to meet a particular word count. A prayer can outright mention their present need, or be a general prayer for comfort/protection/for others to pray for them. You can mention their prayer request outright, or if you're not sure how to summarise it / don't want to them you can just say something like "in their present need / necessity / troubles".

Try not to worry too much about whether you've prayed correctly for someone else. What is most important is that you tried. Something I like to do when I get a prayer request about a particular topic (e.g. depression) is go to google and put in "Prayers for depression" and see what comes up. Perhaps you can find some for that particular topic, and use them.

Hopefully this was helpful to at least one of you!

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Please always feel free to send me your prayer requests:

It's not too big or too small to ask for prayers for

It's not too silly, if it's bothering you in any way, then it's a legitimate thing to ask prayers for!

It's not 'trauma dumping' to ask for prayers for difficulties you're going through

You can be as vague or as detailed as you feel comfortable with. You can even just send 'prayers please' on anonymous if that's all you feel comfortable with saying

You haven't asked for 'too many' prayer requests - there's no 'max limit' to the amount of times you can ask people to pray for you

You can still ask for prayers even if we're a different denomination

You can still ask for prayers even if you're agnostic or a catechumen or someone struggling with your faith

You can still ask for prayers even if you've been struggling with attending Church and/or your own personal prayer life. You don't need to be at a certain level of piety to ask for prayers.

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Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), Christ on the Mount of Olives, 1819. Oil on panel, 18.5 × 13.7 in. (47 × 35 cm).

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Overlooking the sea 🌊🌼