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| San Carlo Acutis, ora pro nobis |
When we face the sun, we get a tan...but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist, we become saints. ~ San Carlo Acutis
October 12 is the Feast of San Carlo Acutis (May 3, 1991 – October 12, 2006), the “Cyberapostle of the Eucharist.” A computer enthusiast, young Carlo created Miracles List: The Eucharistic Miracles of the World, a website dedicated to cataloging Eucharistic miracles worldwide. After his death from leukemia in 2006, his cause for sainthood advanced when Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to him. Carlo was beatified in Assisi, Italy, on Saturday, October 10, 2020.
In celebration, I am sharing a Prayer to San Carlo Acutis. Pictured here is my little makeshift shrine. Evviva San Carlo Acutis!
Prayer to San Carlo Acutis
Oh God, Our Father, thank you for giving us Carlo, a life example for the young and a message of love for everyone. You made him become enamoured with Your Son Jesus, Making of the Eucharist his “Highway to Heaven”. You gave him Mary, as a most loving Mother, and, with the Rosary, you made him a poet of her tenderness. Receive his prayer for us. Above all, gaze upon the poor, whom he loved and helped. Grant for me too, by his intercession, the grace that I need ... And make our joy fulfilled, placing Carlo among the Saints of your Church, so that his smile may shine again for us in the glory of your name. Amen
* Edited following his canonization on September 7, 2025.
