'Blessed oil' linked to 'miracle healer' saint coming to Kilkenny
All are welcome to attend a special blessing involving the Blessed Oil of St Charbel in Kilkenny this Sunday, August 16
The ‘Blessed Oil of St Charbel’ will be present for a special blessing at St Canice’s Catholic Church in Kilkenny City this weekend.
The blessing will take place during the 11.30am Mass on Sunday, August 16.
St Charbel, also known as Saint Charbel Makhlouf, was a Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit who is widely venerated by Catholics, particularly in Lebanon and among Maronite communities around the world.
He was beatified in 1965 and canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
All are welcome to attend.