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Blessed Carlos Acutis is getting canonized tomorrow by Pope Leo XIV

Here are some of his best quotes to help you in your spiritual life

1) "All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies." Image
2) "Why do we care so much about the beauty of the body and don't worry about the beauty of the soul? A life is only truly beautiful if we come to love God above all else and our neighbor as ourselves." Image
3) "Do not be afraid, because with the Incarnation of Jesus, death becomes life and there is no need to escape: in eternal life something extraordinary awaits us." Image
4) "The more we receive the Eucharist, the more we become like Jesus, so that on earth we will have a foretaste of Heaven." Image
5) "There are people who suffer much more than I do. I offer all the suffering that I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope and for the Church." Image
6) "To criticize the Church is to criticize ourselves! The Church is the dispenser of treasures for our salvation." Image
7) "Our soul is like a hot air balloon. If by chance there is mortal sin, the soul falls to the ground. Confession is like the fire under the balloon that allows the soul to rise again. It is important to confess frequently." Image
8) "Continually ask your guardian angel for help. Your guardian angel must become your best friend." Image
9) "Conversion is nothing more than moving your gaze from below to above, a simple movement of the eyes is enough." Image
10) "Not me, but God. Sanctification is a process of subtraction, addition that generates multiplication: less of me to make room for God, which increases my sanctified humanity." Image
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Sep 7
He played video games, loved coding and dressed like any other teenager.

But his heart burned with love for the Eucharist.
And today he was Canonized a Saint by Pope Leo XIV

This is the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Cyber Apostle – a 🧵✝️ Image
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Carlo was born in 1991, in London to Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano.

His family later moved to Milan, Italy, where Carlo developed his love for video games, coding and photography alongside his deepening faith

A teenager like any other, except for one thing:
his heart burned with love for Christ.

His love for Christ inspired his parents with his mother saying: “Before Carlo’s birth, I was really caught up in the culture of our time,” “I was a prisoner of everything that is relative and limited.” “Carlo showed me how to live in my century while turning toward eternity.”Image
From the age of 7, Carlo attended daily Mass.
He spent long hours before the Blessed Sacrament.
His motto: “The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven.”

He also prayed the rosary often, because he loved Jesus’ Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary: “The Virgin Mary is the only woman in my life.”Image
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Jesus says: “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Mt 5,39)

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They endured famine & death for two months.
But they weren’t alone our Lady came to the rescue.

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By 1900, the Catholic Church in China was growing fast:
>40 bishops
>800 European missionaries
>600 native Chinese priests
>700,000+ Chinese Catholics

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The Boxers believed they were invincible and used demonic rituals, incantations, and possessions.
Bishop Favier of Beijing called them “a truly diabolical sect.”

“They are the direct instruments of the devil,” he wrote.
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Sep 4
He climbed mountains, pulled pranks, and lived like any other young man. But his soul burned with love for Christ and the poor.

Saint John Paul II called him "The man of the Beatitudes"
This Sunday, he will be canonized a Saint.

The life of Pier Giorgio Frassati - a 🧵✝️ Image
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Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati was born in Turin on April 6, 1901.

His father Alfredo founded the newspaper La Stampa and was Italy’s ambassador to Germany.
His mother, Adelaide, was a painter.

The family was influential, cultured, and largely secular. Image
At 17, he entered the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
He spent countless hours serving Turin’s poor: carrying medicine, feeding children, assisting wounded veterans.

He gave away his bus fare and ran home, gave away his coat in winter, even sacrificed vacations to remain with the poor.

“The poor and suffering were his masters,” one friend said. For Pier Giorgio, charity was not a hobby, it was his vocation.

He embodied Matthew 25,40: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.”Image
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Carlo Acutis will be canonized a by Pope Leo this Sunday.

He loved Pokémon, video games, Nutella, but above all Jesus. He shows us that sanctity is not out of reach for our age.

How to become a Saint like Carlos Acutis with examples from his life - a 🧵

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1) Make daily Holy Mass a priority

Carlo made the Eucharist the center of his life.
He went to Mass every day and said: “You go straight to Heaven if you participate in the Mass daily.”

For him, holiness was simple: the more you receive Jesus, the more you become like Him. Image
2) Love the Eucharist

Even before First Communion, Carlo burned with desire to receive Jesus.
Those who saw him testify: after his First Communion, something visibly changed in him.

He knew the Eucharist wasn’t a symbol, it was Christ Himself. Image
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1) Murder

The blood of the innocent does not remain silent.

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