Bearing Witness to the Light LXXIX...Three on a Match

J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R.*

Maybe a superstition, 
but is there something more,
something deeper here?

It appears to be first used
in the Rio Grande Valley
of Texas/Mexico
and this is the first mention in print:

"If three men
light their cigarritos

from the same match,

bad luck will surely

overtake one of them soon."

This was written by a US Army officer 

just before the turn of the 20th Century.

Do you think that maybe 

this "curse" is an inversion
of the Trinitarian blessing;

a ploy by the Evil One

to make what is holy, profane?

Seems much like the perversion

of Friday the 13th, which just may

be the date of the most blessed day,
Our Lord's death on Good Friday.

Of course Hollywood 
has its own take on reality
and folklore based superstition.

In the throes of the Great Depression
the regrettable...

THREE ON A MATCH
1932

...ends with a kaleidoscope 
of conflicting emotions that does little
to bring peace of mind to the viewer.

Sincerely yours
in Jesus through Mary,
Mike Rizzio

Imitate Mary
Become like Jesus
Live for the Triune God

Seek the Light of Our Lord Jesus Christ
See you on the High Ground!

* - J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R. stands for:
Jesus, Mary and Joseph;
O Beata Trinitas;
St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael