Celebration of the Feast of Saint Sharbel, 2021

​On the 17th of July 2021, “The Family of Saint Sharbel” in the US celebrated the Feast of Saint Sharbel at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, one of the most prominent Catholic shrines in the US. 

​The Divine Liturgy for this feast was celebrated by Father Vaughan Yaklin (Institute of the Incarnate Word). “The Family of Saint Sharbel” participated in the celebration along with the Lebanese community in the area, as well as other pilgrims of the National Shrine. 

​After the Holy Mass, Fr. Yaklin led a procession with the relic of Saint Sharbel (placed in a cedar-shape reliquary) while the faithful followed singing Maronite hymns.  At the shrine of Saint Sharbel, they gathered for the veneration of the relic and the final blessing. 

​At the end, Literature on Saint Sharbel and pastry were distributed to the faithful.

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