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SUMMARY:Saint Sharbel Makhluf
DESCRIPTION:Saint Sharbel Makhluf\nSaint of the Day for July 24\n(May 8\, 1828 – December 24\, 1898 )\nhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul24.mp3\nSaint Sharbel Makhluf’s Story\nAlthough this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born\, his influence has spread widely. \nJoseph Zaroun Makluf was raised by an uncle because his father\, a mule driver\, died when Joseph was only three. At the age of 23\, Joseph joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya\, Lebanon\, and took the name Sharbel in honor of a second-century martyr. He professed his final vows in 1853\, and was ordained six years later. \nFollowing the example of the fifth-century Saint Maron\, Sharbel lived as a hermit from 1875\, until his death. His reputation for holiness prompted people to seek him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers. He followed a strict fast and was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. When his superiors occasionally asked him to administer the sacraments to nearby villages\, Sharbel did so gladly. \nHe died in the late afternoon on Christmas Eve. Christians and non-Christians soon made his tomb a place of pilgrimage and of cures. Pope Paul VI beatified Sharbel in 1965\, and canonized him 12 years later. \n\nReflection\nJohn Paul II often said that the Church has two lungs–East and West–and it must learn to breathe using both of them. Remembering saints like Sharbel helps the Church to appreciate both the diversity and unity present in the Catholic Church. Like all the saints\, Sharbel points us to God and invites us to cooperate generously with God’s grace\, no matter what our situation in life may be. As our prayer life becomes deeper and more honest\, we become more ready to make that generous response.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/saint-sharbel-makhluf/2018-07-24/
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