Penance...
I normally abstain from red meat on Fridays, following the Catholic tradition of penitential recognition of the Crucifixion. Tonight though I'm attending a meeting of my CRHP men's group and one of the participants is bringing bratwurst. Not wanting to attract undue attention, I've already signed up for some.
So the question was, what to do as a substitution?
Unfortunately I just figured it out. It'll suck on toast, I hate the thought of it and it will REALLY be a penitential act.
The worst part is that I can't be more specific or it'd just be putting myself on display.
So why this post? Just as an aid to keeping my big mouth shut about the specifics of it and not telling anyone directly involved who will undoubtedly be pleased with an unlooked for action on my part. If I were closer to perfection this post wouldn't exist.
But Lord, life is really going to suck for a short time!
2 comments:
What I do in a difficult situation (like being served meat on Friday at a dinner at a friend's house) is what the brothers at DeLaSalle High School (1958-1962) told me: charity and common sense trump the obligation at the moment. You can always abstain tomorrow
When I know it's coming up, I do something like skip the sugar in my coffee that day, or eat a larger helping of something I don't care for, etc.
Or, you can do that extra charity thing, and just not tell some jackwagon he's a jackwagon.
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