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 🧵✝️
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 🧵✝️
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Carlo used his talents for God.
He created a website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles worldwide a digital evangelization before social media exploded.
He designed a traveling exhibition along with a dedicated website, carefully compiling testimonies of Eucharistic wonders from every corner of the globe.
In just two and a half years, he managed to document 187 miracles. Using his talent for computer programming, Carlo placed modern technology at the service of faith, opening a path for people to encounter the mystery of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist.
As he loved to remind others: “When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints.”
This earned him the title: “Cyber Apostle of the Eucharist.”
He created a website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles worldwide a digital evangelization before social media exploded.
He designed a traveling exhibition along with a dedicated website, carefully compiling testimonies of Eucharistic wonders from every corner of the globe.
In just two and a half years, he managed to document 187 miracles. Using his talent for computer programming, Carlo placed modern technology at the service of faith, opening a path for people to encounter the mystery of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist.
As he loved to remind others: “When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints.”
This earned him the title: “Cyber Apostle of the Eucharist.”
He wasn’t free from trials.
At 15, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia.
He accepted it as a sacrifice for the Church and for the Pope. He said: “I am happy to die, because I lived my life without wasting a minute on things that do not please God.”
Although his earthly life ended far too soon, passing away from leukemia in October 2006 at only fifteen years old, Carlo’s witness continues to shine.
His life stands as proof that sanctity is possible even in the digital era, and his example continues to inspire countless souls, especially the young and those who work with technology.
At 15, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia.
He accepted it as a sacrifice for the Church and for the Pope. He said: “I am happy to die, because I lived my life without wasting a minute on things that do not please God.”
Although his earthly life ended far too soon, passing away from leukemia in October 2006 at only fifteen years old, Carlo’s witness continues to shine.
His life stands as proof that sanctity is possible even in the digital era, and his example continues to inspire countless souls, especially the young and those who work with technology.
Carlo died on October 12, 2006.
At his request he was buried in Assisi because of his love for St. Francis.
His cause for canonization began in 2013 and he was designated “Venerable” in 2018. A healing miracle has been attributed to his intercession and he will was designated “Blessed” on October 10, 2020
His tomb has been opened and his intact body lies in repose in a glass tomb where he can be venerated by pilgrims until Oct. 17. He is displayed in jeans and a pair of Nikes, the casual clothes he preferred in life. The rector for the Sanctuary of Spoliation in Assisi, where Acutis’ tomb is located, called him a witness that holiness is attainable for teenagers. “For the first time in history we will see a saint dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a sweater,” the rector said. “This is a great message for us, we can feel holiness not as a distant thing but as something very much within everyone’s reach because the Lord is the Lord of everyone.”
At his request he was buried in Assisi because of his love for St. Francis.
His cause for canonization began in 2013 and he was designated “Venerable” in 2018. A healing miracle has been attributed to his intercession and he will was designated “Blessed” on October 10, 2020
His tomb has been opened and his intact body lies in repose in a glass tomb where he can be venerated by pilgrims until Oct. 17. He is displayed in jeans and a pair of Nikes, the casual clothes he preferred in life. The rector for the Sanctuary of Spoliation in Assisi, where Acutis’ tomb is located, called him a witness that holiness is attainable for teenagers. “For the first time in history we will see a saint dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a sweater,” the rector said. “This is a great message for us, we can feel holiness not as a distant thing but as something very much within everyone’s reach because the Lord is the Lord of everyone.”
Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi said “Carlo is a boy of our time. A boy of the internet age, and a model of holiness of the digital age, as Pope Francis presented him in his letter to young people around the world.
The computer, has become a way of going through the streets of the world, like the first disciples of Jesus, to bring to hearts and homes the announcement of true peace, that which quenches the thirst for the infinite that inhabits the human heart.”
The computer, has become a way of going through the streets of the world, like the first disciples of Jesus, to bring to hearts and homes the announcement of true peace, that which quenches the thirst for the infinite that inhabits the human heart.”
18 Phrases from Blessed Carlo Acutis to help you on your way to Heaven:
"The more we receive the Eucharist, the more we become like Jesus, so that on earth we will have a foretaste of Heaven."
"By being before Jesus in the Eucharist, we become holy."
"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."
"Continually ask your guardian angel for help. Your guardian angel must become your best friend."
"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."
"All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies."
"To always be united with Jesus, that is my life project."
"Happiness is looking at God, sadness is looking at yourself."
"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."
"To criticize the Church is to criticize ourselves! The Church is the dispenser of treasures for our salvation."
"The only thing we should ask God in prayer is the desire to be holy."
"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."
"I am happy to die, because I lived my life without wasting a minute on things that do not please God."
"Our goal should be the infinite, not the finite. The infinite is our homeland. Heaven has been waiting for us forever."
"The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven."
"The Rosary is the shortest ladder to climb to Heaven. After the Holy Eucharist, the Holy Rosary is the most powerful weapon to fight evil."
"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."
"Conversion is nothing more than moving your gaze from below to above, a simple movement of the eyes is enough."
"The more we receive the Eucharist, the more we become like Jesus, so that on earth we will have a foretaste of Heaven."
"By being before Jesus in the Eucharist, we become holy."
"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."
"Continually ask your guardian angel for help. Your guardian angel must become your best friend."
"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."
"All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies."
"To always be united with Jesus, that is my life project."
"Happiness is looking at God, sadness is looking at yourself."
"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."
"To criticize the Church is to criticize ourselves! The Church is the dispenser of treasures for our salvation."
"The only thing we should ask God in prayer is the desire to be holy."
"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."
"I am happy to die, because I lived my life without wasting a minute on things that do not please God."
"Our goal should be the infinite, not the finite. The infinite is our homeland. Heaven has been waiting for us forever."
"The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven."
"The Rosary is the shortest ladder to climb to Heaven. After the Holy Eucharist, the Holy Rosary is the most powerful weapon to fight evil."
"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."
"Conversion is nothing more than moving your gaze from below to above, a simple movement of the eyes is enough."
Blessed Carlo’s challenge to us:
“If we stand in front of the sun, we tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist, we become saints.”
Stay close to the Eucharist, use your talents for God and pray the rosary often!
Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us!
“If we stand in front of the sun, we tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist, we become saints.”
Stay close to the Eucharist, use your talents for God and pray the rosary often!
Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us!
This is an old thread, I decided to repost today in honor of Saint Carlo canonization.
Check out this other one I made with my favourite quotes from this great Saint:
Check out this other one I made with my favourite quotes from this great Saint:
https://x.com/trad_west_/status/1964440822700789876
If you guys are interested, I made several little FREE handbook guides on how to pray the rosary in english/latin and some devotions to the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph
Pray for the Holy Mother Church and for the Pope!
Get it here -> tradwest.gumroad.com
Pray for the Holy Mother Church and for the Pope!
Get it here -> tradwest.gumroad.com
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