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Charbel Makhluf, whose birth name was Youssef Antoun Makhluf, was born on May 8, 1828 in a small village called Bekaa Kafra, located in the mountains of northern Lebanon. From a very young age he showed a deeply devoted character, influenced by the Maronite religious environment of his family. At the age of 23, he decided to leave everything behind — family, home and security — to enter the monastery of Our Lady of Mayfouq, belonging to the orde…
St. Charbel, Don Dolindo, Carlo Acutis, and the Eucharistic Mystery that Sanctifies
At the heart of Catholic spirituality, the Eucharist represents the life-giving center of faith, the meeting point between the human and the divine. Through the extraordinary lives of three remarkable witnesses—St. Charbel Makhlouf, servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo, and the young saint-to-be Blessed Carlo Acutis—we can see a common thread that testifies how the […]
Saint Charbel’s Holy Hidden Life - Catholic Insight
God often works through hidden ways, and those who live a hidden life. Amare nesciri, Saint Philip Neri was wont to say, ‘love to be unknown‘. Behind the noise of the world, the saints are sowing the seeds of the kingdom, and one of the most ‘invisible’ of them all was the priest-hermit Saint Charbel Maklouf (+1898) whose life was an icon of ascetic, chaste, humble, monastic sanctity, spent in a desert monastery in Lebanon, praying and sacrifici…
St. Charbel Makhlouf: A Venerable Saint Saint Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite monk who lived in the 19th century, is one of the most venerated saints in the Christian world, especially in Lebanon. His life is an example of total devotion and miracles that continue to inspire faithful of all nationalities. Born on May 8, 1828, Charbel embraced monastic life at the age of 23, entering the monastery of St. Maron in Annaya. Here he lived a life of pray…
The Heart of St. Charbel Draws Us Closer to the Heart of Christ
By Susan Ciancio On July 24, we celebrate the Feast of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Lebanese monk and priest of the Maronite order who was born Youssef Zaroun Maklouf on May 8, 1828. When Youssef was just three years old, his father died, so he was raised by his mother and his paternal uncle. Both were devout and raised him and his siblings in the faith. From the time Youssef was young, he was drawn to God. When he tended sheep near his home, he foun…
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