…well sort of. My husband and I visited Assisi, Italy back in 2019 and saw this display on the future saint. He had a great love for the Eucharist and took pilgrimages to sites of Eucharistic miracles. Carlo and his parents traveled on the highways and byways of Europe, trips in which he documented 136 Eucharistic miracles. He compiled them on a website, enabling him to send a world-wide message of Jesus alive in the Eucharist. Next, he designed an exhibit with large panels that displayed the photographs and told the history of each miracle. This exhibition, called the Vatican Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles, has appeared in parishes and schools throughout the world. Now we have a new intercessor in heaven.
At the age of fifteen, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia. On October 12, 2006, Carlo Acutis died. Carlo left behind many seeds of inspiration, including a quote that sums up his short life.
Jesus is my great friend and the Eucharist my highway to heaven.