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Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlouf, 1828-1898; joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, at the age of 23; lived as a hermit from 1875 to his death; known for his holiness, and was sought out by people for blessings and prayers; followed a strict fast, and was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/24/21 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30