PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Kontakion I Chosen from thy youth to become a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, O venerable father Charbel, thou didst flee the glory of men and seek only the face of Christ in silence and prayer. Therefore, marveling at thy hidden life and thy radiant holiness, we cry unto thee: Rejoice, O Saint Charbel, lover of the hidden life and friend of silence. Rejoice, O Saint Charbel, lover of the hidden life