Posted: 7/24/2026 9:36:54 AM EDT
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"The Catholic Church marks the feast of St. Charbel July 24. The Lebanese saint, a priest and hermit monk of the Maronite rite, died Dec. 24, 1898. He was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1965, and canonized by the same pontiff Oct. 9, 1977." From Wikipedia: "Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M.[1] (born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf; Arabic: , romanized: Sharbil Makhl f, Syriac: ) " [the language fonts will probably not be visible above] "May 8, 1828 December 24, 1898) was a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.[2] He was a member of the Baladites." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charbel_Makhlouf  July 24: St. Sharbel (Charbel) Makhluf, Priest & Hermit After Mass this morning my Priest is administering, "The Anointing of the Sick" to those interested, using "Oil of the Sick" (a blessed olive oil) from St. Charbel's monastery. One of the Parish families originally from Lebanon recently visited and returned with this blessed oil. My Priest requires recipients go to Confession within a few days before or after the anointing. |
