The Argentine Diocese of Chascomús will be the first to have an image of the next Holy Carlo Acutis in real size, which will be enthroned on Sunday, August 17 in the Cathedral Our Lady of Mercy.
The image of the young man, whom Pope Leo XIV will proclaim Santo on September 7, measures 1.70 meters and was donated by the Carlo Acutis Chascomús Argentina group, a non -profit organization that is dedicated to the dissemination of life, testimony and spirituality of the Italian future.
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He will be enthroned during a Mass presided by the Bishop, Mons. Juan Ignacio Liébana, on Sunday at 11:00 in the Cathedral. “We want Carlo to touch the heart of the young Argentines and that his testimony is a seed of faith in difficult times,” said Lía Scardigno, driving project.
The enthronement of this image in real size crown a series of enthronements of paintings with the image of Carlo Acutis in about 20 locations of the diocese, in addition to the National Basilica and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján, the headquarters of the Argentine Catholic University (UCA), the Basilica of Holy Sacrament, in the city of Buenos Aires, parishes, hospitals, homes of elders and rural communities.
On the eve of the enthronement, the group received A very special greeting: that of Antonia SalzanoCarlo Acutis’s mother, who said that this image “will carry thank you very much, and also a sign of hope for you, that you have to imitate Carlo.”
“We are all called to be saints,” he said, “is a call that God gives us all, but performing it is not easy, but it can be done, because the Lord gives us the media with the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, which is the most supernatural thing we have on earth, which is God with us. Naturally, the highway towards the sky, as Carlo said.”
In that sense, he added: “They have the Holy Scripture that is important, they have prayer and especially the sacraments. God, through the sacraments it gives us the grace to make us saints and to gain the final victory,” he said, wishing “that this sign is truly for you a help: a friend who is with you to pray, to also obtain your sanctification, and especially to be salt of the earth, light of the world, because you are.
“They truly have to announce Christ and this image of Carlo can truly be a lighthouse of light for others,” he concluded.
From Buenos Aires, the P. Santiago Obigliothat accompanies the young people of San Lucas, said his participation in the Mass, “eager to find them all there.”
He Francisco Legacy He joined “from heart to this moment of grace, asking God that, by intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, he renews faith and hope throughout the community, especially among young people.”
“That Carlo Acutis remains light and example for all, inspiring us with simplicity, joy and delivery to the Gospel,” they asked.
Those who wish to attend the enthronement Mass must confirm their assistance to the number (22421) 699557 and those who cannot attend, can send greetings or messages of support to the same phone, which will be read during the ceremony.
Julieta Villar
I am a journalist, a graduate in Communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non -governmental organizations. Since 2016 I dedicate myself to Catholic journalism, first in the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as a correspondent for ACI Press for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.