Carlo Acutis: The blessed boy of our times!

Young and "normal". In the two images - a photograph and an illustration - which should appear in the booklet traditionally distributed by the Vatican to participants in beatification and canonization masses, Carlo Acutis appears smiling and wearing a polo shirt. In the photo he carries a backpack on his back: it is a common photo, one of what could be your profile on social media. Died in 2006, at the age of 15, a victim of leukemia, this upper-class Italian born in England was recognized on Saturday (10/10) as blessed.

An important step in the often long process adopted by the Vatican to declare someone's holiness. Acutis was born in London because his Italian parents worked there. A few months later the family moved to Milan, Italy. From an early age, the boy became interested in the Catholic Church, even though his parents were not practitioners. As a child, he began to go to confession weekly and pray the rosary every day. Gradually, his parents also began to participate. When he was 11, he began cataloging miracles around the world.

Being a computer enthusiast, he soon created a website to spread these stories. He enjoyed traveling and asked his parents to take him to see the places where such miracles would occur. His predilection was for Assisi, in Umbria, Italy, the land of San Francisco. As a teenager, she decided to help out colleagues whose parents were divorcing. He began welcoming them home for conversation and guidance.

“He always had an invitation for the youth of the school. He presented Christ in a free and free way, never as an imposition. It was always a call and his face showed the joy that Jesus Christ was following, ”says Roberto Luiz. In short, this boy was a real preacher of our times. He has always used social media to be able to preach the word of Christ and we must recognize that he was truly an exceptional teenager. Unique and Rare.