Yes! I have that saved to my desktop at work but where I found it will now drive me crazy! Once I do rediscover the source, I will post it to this thread.,p> See my post #6 to Lady In Blue.
The image of St. Charbel has tremendous healing powers, as cited by the Russian publication. Recently, a woman who works in the same building with me, left work in tremendous pain. The lymphnodes in her right neck, adjacent to the collarbone, had swollen up. The pain was so intense that she sought medical relief. Her doctor put her on pain killers and referred her to a surgeon.
After examining her, the surgeon prepared her for the worst. He told her that swelling of these particular lymphnodes usually indicated the presence of cancer, and sent her to a lab for an MRI. With great faith in St. Sharbel, I began praying to him each night to intercede on her behalf, IF "it be God's will". The MRI normally takes 1/2 hour; hers took 1 1/2 hours. After meeting with the surgeon to discuss the results of that MRI, she told me that he was stunned. He was so certain that she had cancer; yet, ALL of the test results came back negative. He could not explain why those lymphnodes were swollen, nor understand how her test results were negative.
Today, she is completely healed. I have no doubt that those prayers to St. Sharbel and his intervention, are responsible for this outcome. While most of us can never live the ascetic life to which he devoted himself, we can learn much from his personal sacrifice and total devotion to our Lord and the Eucharist.
