‘I Did the Surgery’: How Saint Charbel …
One of the many miracles attributed to Saint Charbel is the healing of Nohad El Shami from Mezarib in Mount Lebanon. At the time of the miracle, Shami was a 55-year-old mother of twelve.
On January 9, 1993, she suffered hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) due to the obstruction and blockage of portions of both her left and right brain arteries.
Her doctors concluded that recovery was unlikely, as no treatment for her condition existed.
Her eldest son, Saad, visited the Sts. Peter and Paul hermitage in Annaya (where Saint Charbel spent most of his days in prayer, silence, and solitude), seeking the saint’s powerful intercession.
He brought back consecrated oil and soil from Saint Charbel’s tomb to give to his mother.
When Nohad returned home, her health did not improve. She spent several days in constant, agonizing pain. However, one night, she dreamed that Saint Charbel gave her Holy Communion while attending Mass in the hermitage in Annaya.
On January 22, 1993, Nohad had another dream. She dreamed of two monks standing beside her bed: one with his hands on her neck as he operated, while the other monk relieved her pain.
When Nohad woke up, she noticed two surgical wounds on her neck and that she could move her whole body again. She was completely and miraculously cured from hemiplegia!
The following night, Saint Charbel again visited her in a dream, saying, “I did the surgery to let people see and return to their faith. I ask you to visit my hermitage in Annaya on the 22nd of every month and attend Mass regularly for the rest of your life.”
All it took was one powerful dream and the miraculous healing of this faith-filled woman to transform the hearts and minds of thousands today.
Here’s a video with Nohad El Shami showing her devotion to Saint Charbel: