THE
ONYX
STONE
"and the gold of that land is good: there is … the onyx stone.” (Genesis 2:12)
Semi-precious Priest
Of stone
Jet-black onyx
Skin on bone.
Somber strength
The Mass, the tone,
Your sacrifice
Our souls we hone.
A pitch-dark deep
All Souls Mass said
Your very first
To free the dead.
“Gold of that land”
Kenya’s own --
Melchisedech’s new
Onyx stone!
The first Mass of Fr. Ngaruro
ALL SOULS DAY, Nov. 2, 2013 Kenya

