Saint Charbel

[Mary Naeem]

القديس شربل Saint Charbel





Born in St. charbel May 8, 1828, in disbelief parts of northern Lebanon, at the top of the village from Lebanon. Anton Makhlouf father and mother Brigitta custom piety ballots.
Yusuf left the house of his father's age and twenty-third Alatrab order in the Lebanese Maronite Order. Start entered the monastery Lady Meevouk, then moved to the monastery of Mar Maroun Annaya where completed its second year of the start. Sample was sent to the presidents pupils Kfifan, where he spent six years studying philosophy and theology and kept there by the monks of saints, especially the father Blessed Hardini, known as "Saints FIFA". Paint a priest, in Bkirki, Archbishop Joseph patient in the July 23, 1859.

Father Charbel resided in the monastery of Mar Maroun Annaya, after the two nations, a period of 16 years, experienced the highest virtues priesthood. Particularly the virtues of obedience and modesty.
A God for his hand in the monastery impressive mandates, including "any lantern", which is filled by water instead of oil server, it lit up the night prayer hours.
Request of his superiors, inspiration of God, Alasthbas lock in Deir Annaya, authorized him to do so in 1875, where he spent the 23 years.
We have been unleashed in the lock, each Rghaeb heart generous giving. Doubled its austerity and increased passion, prayer and reflection itself involved in God, even become "a human being drunk in God" ... On the austerity he was kneel on a cane with a thorny characters. Survey puts on his body, slept little and prayed often and works in the field of action under the labour law Alhabads.
And rapidly spread Holiness knew, people were destination to receive his blessing and seek to cure their sickness and the richness season.
A God for his life in several states.
And in 1898, the week before Christmas, captive recite the Mass proceeded as usual. What to read and talk Beatification amounted to lift the cup and communion, to pray: "O father right", even accidental injury semi-paralysis, continuing raising and communion cup and fingers by the regime. Father Makarios able companion of the cup on the communion of his hands and gave him to his room. Hardwood pain once, for eight days, without being cut off from the completion of His Holiness, to acknowledge the spirit of all calmness and evening Christmas in 1898.
Father Charbel buried in the monastery cemetery in public. Having watched their neighbours night burial Nora who, over his, and reiterates the emergence of light for 45 nights.
For large Paranormal, then Patriarch Elias Hwaik opening his grave, his body found safe from corruption, was of mixed blood groin water, and took his body smack bloody race.
Was a new body to the tomb in 1926.
And in 1950, in the April 22, uncovered the body of two medical and church. That his body properly correct, as it was before, immersed blood Alraah him.
And spread the news of this phenomenon, Havana, thousands of people to the monastery. Proliferated around the shrine incidents recovery from a variety of intractable diseases. Vdj Lebanon and the world news of these incidents superstar, Tmaoj visitors in the corridors of Bahrain is replete with convent, worshippers, his deputy, humbled.
And in 1965, at the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, lifted by His Holiness Pope Paul VI to the honor of the Splendid massacres and the horse among the utopian. The pay tribute to his name Vince in Annaya, near his, is today one of the most beautiful churches in the east.
It was announced by His Holiness Pope Paul VI himself utopian Sharbel saints in the ninth month of October 1977.
Swimming and intercession of Saint Charbel be with us. Secretary

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