[Sundaycommunity] Mardi Gras Tuesday, Feb. 22

[Dave Snelgrove]

Thanks for letting me know.

On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 3:46 PM John Scandiffio <scandiffio2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi , Thanks Rosemary,  but in most things for me E&O, Marsi Gras 2023 is
> Feb. 21 not Feb.22.  I knew it but still erred.
> Sorry in case you miss Shrove Tuesday pancakes.
>
> John S.
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 11, 2023, at 2:44 PM, Dave Snelgrove <snelgrovedave at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Wish you a revelatory yet peace filled time.  Rosemary
>
> On Wed., Jan. 11, 2023, 12:56 p.m. John Scandiffio via Sundaycommunity, <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> Marsi Gras Feb. 21
>>
>>
>> Hi all. my Irish side has pancakes with maple syrup on  Shrove Tuesday.
>>
>>
>> Today’s Gospel’s reading, Mark.1, 29 - 39 involved Jesus and his power
>> over demons.
>>
>>
>> It’s time for this fellow to prepare for a forty day retreat this Lent.
>> My last attempt at the retreat was during Advent, to have the Spirit open
>> its light. The Spirit happened ,so gentle , on the Wednesday of the last
>> week of the four week retreat.  A reality check on my physical powers at
>> retreats.
>>
>>
>> Why retreat this Lent ?  I am searching for the eye of the Holy Spirit
>> to match it with the eye of the Demon.  Straight on no withering
>> retreat.  It is just to hold my ground with Jesus help? not to defeat
>> the Demon but to love the Demon’s children.
>>
>>
>> By chance I had the opportunity to meet one of the Demon’s children of
>> Haitian authority.  It was a truly stunning awakening. A Haitian Voodoo
>> priest.  Her gaze caught me for a few seconds, I had two grocery bags
>> and a back pack, while I was choosing which door to enter the subway train.
>>  We did not meet eye to eye. I entered the nearest door and took a free
>> seat for seniors beside a fellow with my grocery bags on the floor.
>>
>>
>> Oh oh, my side view told me the priest was at a close right angle facing
>> me. Two older women were across the aisle, somewhat attentive.  The man
>> beside me rose and went past me back in the car. Oh, oh again. why did he
>> change seats?
>>
>>
>> The priest ordered me, “move over there” to the vacant seat. I had only
>> one stop to go and said to her, “hasn’t your mother ever told you to say
>> please”.
>>
>> This is a line I heard from a good friend when she looked in my fridge
>> for something to drink.  I asked her” can’t you say please”.  Please, I
>> learned from my mother.  My friend said “her mother never taught her to
>> say please”.  A deep serious answer.  Please may not come easy.
>>
>>
>> The onslaught by the priest was a lesson on crucifixion . The priest
>> ohming howl, clicking teeth dancing snapping hands , humming words in
>> Voodoo, French and finally English, a towering blast from above.
>>
>>
>> By the time it was over my head , and arms had been cut of my torso, a
>> bloody offering to her Demon god.
>>
>>
>> I talked to friend about it and she warned not to seek more on the event.
>>  I called the Flynns , past members of our community. John Flynn warned
>> me in the past not to go wandering on Halloween.  Joselyn was great. She
>> said trust a community of genuine friends.
>>
>>
>> Last week I was on a street car. A large woman was across from me.  She
>> was carrying a great load of  many bags strewn on the seat and floor.
>> She was talking on a cell phone about family being ready to feed her grand
>> children in twenty minutes.  I lowered my head, closed my eyes and
>> offered a prayer to levity the weight she carried.  She started to sing,
>> shape fingers in zeros, pointing and singing while looking at me.  I
>> looked back, eye to eye, a good grand mother,maybe Haitian, woman.
>>
>>
>> I’m excited to start the retreat for Lent.
>>
>>
>> Pax
>>
>>
>> John Scandiffio
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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