Sunglasses Eucharist

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I use transition lenses now, and I love them. I’m photosensitive to a variety of man-made lighting(strobe lights at concerts or anywhere can be an issue, for example) and the sunshine is often blinding to me. I have epilepsy, seizure disorder, and sunshine can also trigger seizures, so I don’t want to take the chance. I also bought some clip-on shades that work extremely well, exp. in combination with the transition lenses.
 
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Seagull said:
Anyone relate ?
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Nope. When I’m spending time outdoors, I wear glasses with Transitions lenses. Can’t see a thing without them. Can’t drive a car, can’t read signs, wouldn’t have been able to see the altar at this Mass you’re talking about.

Sunglasses are just something people wear when they’re outdoors on a sunny day. We know that UV light can damage the eyes, and UV exposure is linked to the development of cataracts.

This is nothing to be concerned about.
 
Roseeurekacross said:
70 degrees is pretty cold.

Was it snow glare?
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70 F degrees is cold? That’s 21.1 C. That’s tee shirt weather…you get to 75 and it’s time to swim.

Snow really begins to melt at 40F…about 4C.

I’m a New Englander though. My family in the south pulls out the parkas at around 55F

Meanwhile in New England 16 inches last week, 20 inches today and another 6-8 by tomorrow. I want to die.
 
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It’s coat hat and mittens weather. Brr. The poor old sun would be struggling to warm a toastie!

Poor Pope’s eyes probably needed protection from it. Sheepskin lined sunnies with a little hot water bottle

👁️🔥

Swim, nothing less than 40 Celsius is swimming weather. The horror :snowman_with_snow:
 
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Hm, for a time they were stripped of just about everything as they went into the different towns.
 
Roseeurekacross said:
It’s coat hat and mittens weather. Brr. The poor old sun would be struggling to warm a toastie!

Poor Pope’s eyes probably needed protection from it. Sheepskin lined sunnies with a little hot water bottle
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You would have died if you saw me last week. After the storm it was a balmy 45F so I went out and cleared my car from the snow…in a sweater and bare feet. It was wonderful to be out in the sunshine!
 
Seagull said:
I thought it was disrespectful.
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Why? The hat example goes back centuries, and usually only applies to men. And there is formal protocol, the Flag Code, for the flag of the United States; nothing about sunglasses is mentioned.
 
I wear prescription sunglasses. So a lot of glasses-wearing people only bring one pair of glasses… the pair they expect to need most in a given situation.

Not everyone has been blessed with perfect vision. 🙂
 
This is totally ridiculous. Why would anyone give them up for Lent? They are a critical component in keeping healthy eyes healthy.
 
Seagull said:
I’m glad Jesus and his disciples didn’t have sunglasses.

Imagine - them - walking into dusty town like that.
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They didn’t have any kind of glasses. Short-sighted people were essentially handicapped. Anyone over forty would have had serious trouble reading or doing fine detailed work in whatever their occupation was.

Glasses, including sunglasses, are a wonderful benefit of technology. Pretty sure those fishermen in Galilee would have loved to have a pair of dark glasses when they were out on the water, or a pair of prescription glasses when they were fixing their nets.
 
Jesus didn’t
  • go to the bathroom in a toilet
  • eat pizza
  • use the internet
  • use a phone
  • shovel snow
  • wear a toque
  • etc
Sunglasses are a modern invention, so of course superimposing them on Jesus would look odd.
 
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Xanthippe_Voorhees:
wear a toque
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A toque? You’ve got to be Canadian. 😀
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Part Canadian. But it’s a better word than hat because Jesus likely did wear some kind of hat. But not a warm one meant for snow.
 
Jesus wearing a hat: I can’t get that picture out of my head.
 
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