With apologies to the hymn of the Syriac Church,
by Peter Menkin, Obl Cam OSB
So much grief to learn/
Christ died and descended/
into hell./
The vigil of Saturday/
Goes on. Imagination and/
faith follows the journey.//
He is alone in the tomb,/
cold to touch./
Yet He continues.//
May we with Him./
He showed us God,/
when heard them cry,/
"Take pity on us."//
Death held no hold on Him./
He traced his name on their heads,/
those in darkness and fetters./
They belong to him.
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| Christ Suffering -- Chapel, Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA photo by Linda Shirado |
