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Blessed Carlo Acutis (May 3, 1991-October 12, 2006) died of leukemia at the age of just 15. He was noted for his cheerfulness, computer skills, and deep devotion to the Eucharist, which became a core theme of his life. He was beatified by Pope Francis on October 10, 2020, two days before the 14th anniversary of his death. Today the Vatican announced that a second miracle attributed to his intercession has been approved. Currently, Carlo is on track to become the first canonized “millennial” in the Catholic Church
“Our goal must be the infinite and not the finite. The Infinite is our homeland. We are always expected in Heaven.” —Blessed Carlo Acutis, who died at the age of 15 in 2006, 18 years ago. With the approval of a second miracle in his cause, he is now on the road to sainthood. His body rests in Assisi, Italy, a city that he loved and visited often. His tomb has become a place of pilgrimage for many young people from around Italy and the world
“The only thing we have to ask God for, in prayer, is the desire to be holy.” —Blessed Carlo Acutis
“By standing before the Eucharistic Christ, we become holy.” —Blessed Carlo Acutis
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Letter #14, 2024, Thursday, May 23: Carlo
The Vatican today, May 23, announced that a second miracle of healing attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) has been approved, meaning he will be canonized.
The date and place of the canonization has not yet been officially set, but it is thought that it will be in Rome. Perhaps it could occur during the Synod in October. Carlo’s feast day is October 12.
The miracle involved the healing of a girl from Costa Rica, living in Florence, Italy, who fell from her bicycle at age 11 and incurred a severe head injury.
She was taken to the hospital, where her skull was opened to relieve pressure on the brain, but her situation was critical.
The accident occurred on July 2, 2022, and a co-worker of the girl’s mother immediately began to pray to Blessed Carlo.
Six days later, the mother went to Assisi to pray at Blessed Carlo’s tomb. That same day, the girl began to breathe on her own.
Within 10 days, she was discharged from ICU; the next month, she was discharged from rehab after only a week, due to her recovery.
Here is a Vatican News report on this approval of the miracle which clears the way for Blessed Carlo Acutis to be declared a saint.
When he learned that her had acute leukemia, Carlo said: “I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church.”
As he lay dying a few days later, he said: “I am happy to die because I lived my life without wasting even a minute of it on anything unpleasing to God.” —RM
Vatican News
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Pope Francis clears path for canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis (link)
Pope Francis recognizes a miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis and another to Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, and approves the canonization of 11 martyrs in Syria.
By Devin Watkins
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, met Thursday with Pope Francis, who approved the promulgation of several decrees related to the causes of canonization of several men and women.
For young Catholics, the most interesting is surely the recognition of a miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis.
The young layman was born on May 3, 1991, in London, England, and died on October 12, 2006, in Monza, Italy, succumbing to leukemia at the age of 15.
Pope Francis beatified the millennial in 2020 in Assisi, where Blessed Carlo had made multiple pilgrimages and where his mortal remains rest.
Miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis
The miracle recognized on Thursday is related to a woman from Costa Rica.
On July 8, 2022, Liliana prayed at Blessed Carlo’s tomb in Assisi, leaving a letter describing her plea. Six days earlier, on July 2, her daughter Valeria had fallen from her bicycle in Florence, where she was attending university.
She had suffered severe head trauma, and required craniotomy surgery and the removal of the right occipital bone to reduce pressure on her brain, with what her doctors said was a very low chance of survival.
Liliana’s secretary began praying immediately to Blessed Carlo Acutis, and on July 8, Liliana made her pilgrimage to his tomb in Assisi.
That same day, the hospital informed her that Valeria had begun to breath spontaneously. The next day, she began to move and partially regain her speech.
On July 18, a CAT scan proved that her hemorrhage had disappeared, and on August 11, Valeria was moved to rehabilitation therapy. She made quick progress, and on September 2, Valeria and Liliana made another pilgrimage to Assisi to thank Blessed Carlo for his intercession.
In the decree released on Thursday, Pope Francis announced he will convene a Consistory of Cardinals to deliberate the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis.
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