Miracles of the Eucharist
Who is Carlo Acutis?
Here are some interesting facts and details to know about this young soon-to-be saint. (He is ‘Beautified’ ) An inspiration to so many, including young children and teens, Carlo died a young boy at the age of 15 after a brief battle with leukemia. May we all strive for sainthood and learn from Carlo's example!
1. In the short 15 years of his life, Carlo Acutis touched thousands of people with his testimony of faith and deep devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
2. Born in London but raised in Milan, Carlo was confirmed at age 7. He never missed daily Mass as his mother, Antonia Acutis recalls: “As a little boy, especially after his First Communion, he never missed his daily appointment with the Holy Mass and the Rosary, followed by a moment of Eucharistic adoration,” recalls his mother, Antonia Acutis.
3. Carlo had a great devotion and love for the Blessed Mother. He once said: “The Virgin Mary is the only woman in my life.”
4. An avid enthusiast of technology, Carlo was a gamer and also a computer programmer.
Before Carlo died he created the exhibition that I had the pleasure of attending with my dear friend, Barb.
5. Carlo had a great concern for his friends often inviting those being treated poorly or going through difficult situations to his home for support. Some were dealing with divorce at home or being bullied due to disabilities.
6. With his love for the Eucharist, Carlo had asked his parents to take him on pilgrimages to the sites of all the known Eucharistic miracles in the world but his illness prevented this from happening.
7. Carlo contracted leukemia as a teenager. He offered his pain for Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church, saying: "I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church."
8. Carlo used his tech-savvy skillset to build an entire website catalogue of Eucharistic miracles around the world. He started the years-long project when he was 11 years old.
9. Carlo wanted to utilize technology and his website to evangelize. He was inspired by Blessed Giacomo Alberione's initiatives to use the media to proclaim the Gospel.
10. During his battle with leukemia, his doctor asked him if he was suffering much pain and he responded that “there are people who suffer much more than me.”
11. After Carlo’s death, a traveling exhibition of the teen’s Eucharistic miracles began, a brainchild of Acutis. Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli and Cardinal Angelo Comastri, who at the time was head of the Catechetical Office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, helped organize the photo exhibition in his honor. It has now traveled to dozens of countries across five continents.
(Information about Carlo from the National Catholic Register.)
It took us hours to read every board and we took a break and went out for a nice lunch at the ‘Gilligan’s Fire Grill’. Then we returned to read a few more boards. Believe it or not, I only took photos of SOME of the miracles. There were SO many but I wanted to give you an overview of the oldest to the newest miracles of the Eucharist that occured all over the world. The ones I’ve included touched me the most.
After reading about miracle after miracle after miracle….I don’t know how anyone could doubt the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Carlo and his dog.