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We pray to St. Charbel when we pray for graces and favors. An image of the saint is on the front and a prayer and short biography are printed on the back.
Prayer for graces through
St. Charbel Intercession
O God, who are glorified in your saints,
and who inspired the monk and hermit
Charbel to follow Jesus heroically in
poverty; chastity,; and obedience; we beg
you the grace to love and serve you as
he did. And as you have already shown
the power of his intercession by many
miracles and favors, graciously grant us
the favor that we ask, if it be your will.
Amen
Saint Charbel was born on May 8, 1828 from
a modest Maronite family in Bekaa Kafra, a
village in North Lebanon. He entered the
order of Lebanese monks in 1851 and was
ordained a priest in 1859. Later he withdrew
to the hermitage of Saints Peter and Paul to
spend 23 years in prayer, fasting, manual
labor, and penance, until on Christmas eve of
the year 1898 he piously gave back his soul
to God. Aged 70 years.
After his death, many graces and bodily
cures have been obtained through his inter-
cession. He was canonized by His Holiness
Paul VI in 1977.