My Prayer-Poem for the 36th Day of Lent, Wednesday 24 March 2021 The Commemoration of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980

My Prayer-Poem for the 36th Day of Lent, Wednesday 24 March 2021
The Commemoration of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980


ROMERO


Body broken, blood outpoured
was what Romero brought that day.
The presence of our Lord
in simple things,
bread, wine and human hands.
And, stained by sin,
those simple people there,
forgiv’n by purest blood,
the Spotless Lamb.
And, as he stood there
in that holy hour
with Christ and with the words of Life;
and arms outstretched
and chalice raised
and heaven to earth conjoined,
he raised the poor.
Then might and fearful fury
was mustered to the front
where bell and thurible
rang out redemption’s song.
A sudden salvo rang,
hot metal pierced his flesh
and in that holy place,
midst holy things,
hate raged
and love was crucified afresh.


©️Mark Andrew Smith
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