“The dead, shrivell’d hand, as she clasps it with glee And now, with care, The five locks of hair From the skull of the Gentleman dangling up there, With the grease and the fat Of a black Tom Cat She hastens to mix, And to twist into wicks, And one on theContinue reading “October 9: Miraculous Cure of Saint John Damascene by Our Lady (723) (restored severed hand)”