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A child of Lebanon, marked by faithBorn in 1828 in the small village of Bekaa Kafra in northern Lebanon, Youssef Antoun Makhlouf grew up in a deeply religious Maronite Christian family. Orphaned at a very young age, he was brought up by his mother, who passed on to him a simple and robust faith. From an early age, Youssef was drawn to a life of prayer and solitude. He spent hours in a cave not far from his home, transformed into a small hermitage, where he meditated and prayed far from the tumult of the world.At the age of 23, he left everything to enter the monastery of Notre-Dame de Mayfouq, then the monastery of Saint Maron in Annaya, where he took the name Brother Charbel, in homage to a martyr of the ancient Church. He was ordained a priest in 1859.
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Almighty Lord,You give us in the saintslights on our pathand faithful friends in the spiritual battle.
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A living relationship with HeavenHonouring your patron saint isn't just about admiring him or her from afar like looking at a statue on a pedestal. It's about nurturing a living spiritual relationship with a soul who watches over us from Heaven. The patron saint is not a hero frozen in history: he is a friend, a guide, an intercessor, a fellow traveller. To honour your patron saint is to make a concrete place for him or her in your life, to learn to walk alongside him or her in the light of God.
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Lord my God,You who have given your Church so many faithful witnesses,You who have made your light shine in their lives,Open my heart to meeting a saintWho will be able to accompany me on my journey.
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What is a patron saint?In the Christian tradition, a patron saint is a celestial figure to whom people entrust their lives, their projects or a particular cause. He or she acts as an intercessor with God, a kind of spiritual companion who watches over, guides and inspires. The patron saint can be chosen at baptism, confirmation, conversion, or simply as part of a personal journey of faith and inner growth. It is also common to choose a patron saint for a profession, an activity or an important stage in life.
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