December 14
Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini (1808–1858)
Priest
Practical advice
Be careful with your words today so as not to hurt those who live or work with you; correct only what is necessary and with gentleness.
Biography
Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon, Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini stood out for prayer, penance, theological teaching and fraternal charity. Raised among monasteries and hermitages, he entered the Lebanese Maronite Order in 1828 and took the name Nimatullah. He was a professor of theology, a trainer of young monks and a member of the government of his order, without abandoning manual work or community life. He took special care not to sadden his brothers and nurtured a deep Eucharistic and Marian devotion. Among his disciples was Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
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PrayerLove for the EucharistPriestly life