real catholic aesthetic/mood

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• the rosary is tangled
• you can gregorian chant anything if you’re determined enough
• idk where most of these prayer cards came from but they are fancy bookmarks now
• “christian radio is so cheesy right? lol” *blasts I’m Diving In and Priceless in the car*
• tried to untangle the rosary and now it is broken
• somehow no art/merch of your fave saints
• How Many Fun Ways Can We Cook Fish/Seafood?: A Novel
• Have Fun With That, We Never Eat Meat Anyway Lol: The Companion Novel by Your Vegan/Vegetarian Brothers & Sisters
• fixed the rosary, got a new one anyway, new one is tangled with the old one
• saying one random word in Latin and somehow impressing everyone even though that’s all you know
• BONE CHURCH
• all these candles around our house with pictures of bible scenes or saints never get used but when our power goes out we never need any flashlights
• HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE, PUNCH THE DEVIL IN THE FACE
• can we use incense for this? can we please use incense for this?? can i just please have incense at all times???
• we definitely don’t have a thing for fire. nope. definitely not. light more candles. light them now.
• BONE
• CHURCH
• is this a sign from God or…?
• i’m telling MOM
• overall aesthetic basically just goes from Peaceful Lovely Prayerful Pastels to Metal AF Heavenly Warriors FIGHT ME
• the Creator of the Universe gets stuck to the roof of your mouth. you hope He thinks it’s funny. He probably does tbh.
• and just wHY IS IT TANGLED??? WHY IS THE ROSARY ALWAYS TANGLED??? AND NOW IT BROKE AGAIN!!!!

• Your scapular is tangled with your crucifix is tangled with your patron saint medals is tangled with your Miraculous Medal etc.
• Accidentally washing a rosary with the laundry and spending hours fishing out the beads
• 6:30 am and you’re already at Mass
• Sprinkling holy water on everything
• Plastic photo albums, but full of prayer cards
• Praying the Breviary on your phone
• You can never have too many Bibles
• The smell of the confessional
• The smell of blessed palms
• If you’re lucky enough to have been a thurifer, the smell of raw incense 😍
• Matching your outfit to the liturgical color for today (Bonus points for the ladies if your veil matches too)
• Accidentally walking out of church with a missalette
• MIDNIGHT MASS BONFIRES
• Picking flowers “for mom” to put in front of your Blessed Mother statue
• Talking to your guardian angel
• 20 † C † M † B † 19
• AMERICA NEEDS FATIMA
• What do you mean pączki are a seasonal item
• Accidentally saying “the H word” during Lent
• How long can I keep these ashes on my forehead
• Bible camp crafts
• CHURCH PICNICS (how long is your potato pancake line?)
• When you really need a cough drop but would that be breaking the Eucharistic fast?
• Alternatively, little kids dropping Cheerios all over the pews
• That absolutely numinous bliss of sitting in an empty church with the lights off, and the sun streaming in through the windows
• Alternatively, thunderstorms during Mass
• When you have Mass after a wedding and there’s glitter all through the carpeting
• “Dear Saint Anthony, Dressed in Brown, There is Something Lost That Must Be Found”
• “If you fall asleep while praying, your angel will finish it for you”
• “We’re CATHOLICS, not CAT-LICKS”
• Yes the rosary is tangled, but that’s okay, you have approximately 35 more