♰ Lumen Christi, Deo gratias! ♰

Dorothy, although frustrated at the irreverent use of houseware for the liturgy, prayed throughout the mass with the priest. After the liturgy ended, she quietly got up and started to cleanse the vessels. Then, she walked outside with the mug and a shovel.

A man followed her and asked her what she was doing. It is said she kissed the mug and then buried it. She told him that it was no longer a mug, but a chalice. It was no longer suited for coffee- it had held the Blood of Christ. She didn’t want anyone to mistake it for a mug again. Once something holds the Body of Christ, it is no longer what it was. When the mug held the Blood of Christ, it changed its vocation forever. It could no longer hold anything less than Christ again.

We were common mugs. Simple, functional, practical, and good people. We had a capacity to hold good things. But when Christ entered our lives, we became more. We became Chalices. We started to hold divinity Himself within our hearts. Now that we have held the Body of Christ within our bodies, we are no longer common, but rather extraordinary.

May you know the transformation God has placed in your heart. May you trust that you are truly made new and be extraordinary today."

I call her Sew-phie 🪡

12th August 2026

LAST SONG: the History of Man by Maisie Peters, the Last Great American Dynasty by Taylor Swift, Matilda by Harry Styles

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Just finished a chinese drama skate into love. honestly, not as bad or cheesy as expected. Anyways i couldn't stop thinking about the main couple. She bullied him as a kid, years later when they meet again he tries to take revenge. But she had changed. She's still bossy and domineering but channels it for better purposes. I love a dynamic where they are so equally matched, it's refreshing. they're such relationship goals too, they make each other better, it's cute.

CURRENTLY READING: moby dick, although i have not picked it up in a while. actual answer is more along the lines of my chemistry textbook or my physics notes.

CURRENT OBSESSION: complicated parent child dynamics in fiction. gotta thank "go ahead" for that, i love how the most messed up parents are dealt with so compassionately, like she is not a good woman at all, but she's still my mother and...somehow that counts for something...

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: creatively speaking, nothing much, I've an exam in 3 weeks. although my brain has plenty of spiderman AUs as work in progress. i keep thinking of TASM spidey and gwen. they were so young...his guilt...

CURRENTLY WEARING: black jeans and a shirt that i have to wear to class. i just came home.

LAST INTERNET SEARCH: confirming the spelling of sycophant

FAVOURITE FLOWER: roses. my middle name is rose and st rose of lima was my confirmation saint

Last song: this ain’t a love song by bon jovi

Currently watching: the mentalist, and also I started this show called my lady jane with my friend. Wild show, the kind of stuff only british people can make but it’s also really entertaining

Currently reading: the great gatsby, finally. i’ve been wanting to read it for a while but couldn’t get my hands on a physical copy (school library didn’t have it if you can believe that) so i eventually settled on the ebook

Current obsession: i’m sure you all can guess at this point but it’s the mentalist 😭 patrick jane specifically. someone please start watching it so i have someone to yap with

Currently working on: nothing :( should probably change that but i’ve been enjoying my summer of media consumption and going out with friends too much

Currently wearing: purple t-shirt and black pants

Last internet search: if the fics on ao3 don’t count, i was researching places to stay for an upcoming holiday in the US :)

Favourite flower: ooh i honestly love most of them, but i have a soft spot for roses