Ecclesia Nos Sumus

Ecclesia nos sumus We are the church. Yes Yep, indeed, without us The parishioners, there ain't no church Just empty seats and a hollow parish We hire the holy priest and we can fire him too We hire the pastor and the vicar However, we can choose not to follow Any preacher who is an obvious swaggerer Ecclesia nos sumus Yes, indeed, without us The churchgoers, if there is no service There is also no celebrant and no mass There's no holy bread and no money There's no blessing and no sympathy Please love our brothers and sisters Welcome and religiously take care of us As God loves us under the sky surfeited with stars. Copyright © December 2020, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.