[Magdalen] Salve Regina.

[sally.davies at gmail.com]

Weighing in...I can’t say I have no truck.

Though I do not believe it happened in the literal, physical sense. I would
however take it as fact that Mary has been translated from an ordinary,
strong minded, perhaps rather stubborn but whole hearted Jewish mother,
into a far more powerful and universal figure. And that as the divine
feminine was increasingly squeezed out of the spirituality of the
Mediterranean world, with even Jesus being portrayed as fully masculine
(large, strong with a beard), there was a deep emotional need for this
Assumption - and there still is.

We had to take her on the Patriarchy’s terms, but into our hearts she has
most certainly been assumed.

Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our
death. Amen.

Sally D

On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 10:57, Simon Kershaw <simon at kershaw.org.uk> wrote:

> On 2019-08-16 14:44, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > Simon, I’m not sure what your last sentence means: “some of have no
> > truck...” ?
>
> There's a missing "us" -- I should have written "some of us have no
> truck with ..."
>
> If you're unfamiliar with the phrase "have no truck with" it means "have
> nothing to do with".
>
> I was relatively politely saying that it's a dogma that is not part of
> my belief-set, and indeed I think it's completely wrong and misguided.
>
> There -- I've nailed my colours to the mast!
>
> simon
>
>
> >> On Aug 16, 2019, at 9:37 AM, Simon Kershaw <simon at kershaw.org.uk>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> No, it certainly isn't mentioned in the bible.
> >>
> >> (And some of have no truck with it either!)
> >>
> >> simon
> >>
> >>> On 2019-08-16 13:35, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> >>>
> >>> it mustn’t have been the Feast of the Assumption.
> >>> Btw, is that event mentioned in Scripture, or is it one of those
> >>> customs the church added later? Like the names of Mary’s parents...
>
>
> --
> Simon Kershaw
> simon at kershaw.org.uk
> St Ives, Cambridgeshire
>