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— Rachel Mennies, from The Naomi Letters "April 18, 2017" (via lunamonchtuna)

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Day 13

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On this day:

THE AFTERDEATH OF A SAINT: LEBANON'S HERMIT

On October 9, 1977, Charbel Makhlouf, a monk associated with miracles, was canonized. Born in 1828, Charbel lived in a monastery hermitage in Lebanon. Sleeping on dried leaves with a goatskin cover and a piece of wood for a pillow, the monk rarely spoke, ate only vegetables, fasted regularly, and refused to touch money. He once rescued fellow monks from a poisonous snake by asking the snake to leave. The hermit died while giving Mass on Christmas Eve, 1898.

Brilliant lights appeared around Charbel's grave and shone brightly for forty-five days. After heavy rains flooded the gravesite and pilgrims tried to steal pieces of his remains, the grave was reopened. His fresh-looking body was floating in mud. It was washed, redressed, and placed in a wooden coffin in the monastery chapel. Soon after, an unusual liquid, possibly a mixture of blood and sweat, began to seep out of the body. The clothing had to be changed twice a week, and strips of the soaked fabric were said to have an extraordinary healing abil-ity. Sister Maria Abdel Kamari, a nun who had been near death and bedridden for fourteen years, prayed at his tomb and experienced an almighty surge of energy that cured her completely.

In 1927, doctors examined Charbel's body. Documents declaring it free from decomposition were placed inside a zinc tube. The tube and Charbel were entombed in a wood-lined zinc casket behind bricks in one of the monastery walls. In 1950 liquid soaked through the wall. Opening the tomb revealed Charbel, looking peaceful. The clothes and zinc tube had rotted, and an oily fluid lay three inches deep inside the coffin. It was removed and dispensed. The grave was opened three times prior to 1956. Charbel's body "still has its flexibility as if it were alive." The body began to decompose in 1965, after beatification.

Text from: Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored by Juanita Rose Violins, published by Weiser Books, 2009

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https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/navigating-the-mysteries/

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“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food. It’s a plus for everybody." ~ Anthony Bourdain