A well-attested episode from the life of St. Charbel Makhlouf illustrates his intense observance of the Lenten fast: “According to the monks of the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, St. Charbel kept the Lenten discipline with extraordinary rigor. During Lent he ate only once a… pic.twitter.com/ywzTMcHFJT
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