Blessed Carlo Acutis will soon be proclaimed the first millennial saint. If you have a special intention in your heart, go to him with full confidence by praying the official prayer to ask for his intercession.
Blessed Carlo Acutis was a young Italian who was born on May 3, 1991 in London, United Kingdom, and stood out for his simplicity, spontaneity and friendliness, as well as his great ability for communications and computing.
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Known as “the cyberapostle of the Eucharist”, Carlo had a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament that led him to create a website where he exposed the Eucharistic miracles of the world. The blessed used to say the phrase: “The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.”
Carlo died of leukemia in 2006, when he was only 15 years old. The miracle of the healing of the child Matheus led to him being proclaimed blessed on October 10, 2020 in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, in the presence of his parents Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano.
On May 23, 2024, Pope Francis approved a new miracle attributed to his intercession, for which he will be proclaimed a saint: the inexplicable healing of Valeria Valverde, a young Costa Rican woman who was on the verge of death due to an accident. After the news, her mother thanked her for the gift of the canonization of her son.
The Vatican Press Office announced that Pope Francis will convene a Consistory, with a date yet to be determined, in which the young Italian will be canonized along with three other blesseds.
The remains of the future saint, whose liturgical memory is celebrated on October 12, rest in the Sanctuary of Dispossession (Dispossession) of Assisi.
This is the official prayer to ask for the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis:
Prayer to Blessed Carlo Acutis
Oh God, our Father,
thank you for giving us Carlo,
life model for young people and message
of love for all. You have made
fell in love with your son Jesus, making the
Eucharist your “highway to heaven.”
You have given Mary as a very beloved Mother,
and you have made him convert with the Rosary
in a singer of his tenderness. He welcomes your intercession
for us. Look above all at the poor,
whom he loved and helped.
(Grant me also, through his intercession,
the grace I need…)
And make our joy full,
leading Carlo among the saints
of the universal Church, so that her smile
keep shining for us
and for the glory of your name.
Amen
Pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be.
Imprimatur + Domenico Sorrentino
Bishop of Assisi
Nocera Umbra
Gualdo Tadino
Foligno
Cynthia Pérez has been an editor at ACI Prensa since January 2020. She resides in Lima (Peru). She has a bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Arts with a mention in Communication for Development from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). In her career she has dedicated herself to the creation of multimedia content and the design and management of communication in organizations and social impact projects. She is passionate about creating narratives and interactive experiences that build a more humane and sustainable society.