Lebanese Man Survives 52 Hours Under Fallen Building During Turkey's Earthquake | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 6:05
About this sermon
A Lebanese father of 2 is holding his kids especially close tonight. Bassel Habkouk spent 52 hours trapped beneath a fallen building in Turkey in the wake of last month's earthquake that devastated both Turkey and Syria. Habkouk says he prayed to the Virgin Mary and she did not leave him. Habkouk along with his translator join from Lebanon to talk about the moment when the earthquake hit and what went through his mind for the next 52 hours. He was in Turkey with a friend on a work trip and his friend Elias did not survive. Habkouk discusses the moment he no longer heard his friend's voice and whether he wanted to give up at that point. Habkouk cried out to the Virgin Mary and prayed the rosary. He tells us about the prayers he said throughout this ordeal and whether he felt the presence of God or Our Lady while he was trapped. He banged a plastic pipe against debris to alert rescuers and show them where he was. He shares more about the moment he was rescued. Over 50,000 people are now dead and somehow Habkouk beat the incredible odds. He explains what goes through his mind when he thinks about this and why he thinks he was saved when so many other lives were lost. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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