~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall
Author’s note: Suggested by a thought in a letter from Fr. Raphael Barousse, OSB, regarding a miracle at St. Stephen’s Church in Santarem, Portugal
Whatever happened to the sorceress?
The narratives leave her story unresolved –
Upon the Altar reposes the sacred Host
Before the Altar kneel graced penitents
But did the sorceress find mercy too
Or does she still cringe in her crusted cave
In a gully before the rubbish fires
Whose incense is the writhing smoke of Hell
Whatever happened to her life of blight –
Was she too wakened by that same true Light?