“A man who prays lives out the mystery of existence, and a man who does not pray scarcely exists.”

—  Charbel Makhlouf

Love is a Radiant Light: The Life & Words of Saint Charbel (2019)

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Lebanese Maronite monk and saint 1828–1898

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