Blessed Carlo Acutis in Ontario

Following the Eucharistic Congress in the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, the pericardium relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis will travel to Ontario with events in Toronto and Ottawa. Pilgrims can come to venerate the relic and participate in moments of reflection, music, and personal prayer. At some events, pilgrims will also be able to encounter Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration, which was Blessed Carlo’s deep desire.

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Toronto Schedule

Thursday, October 31st – Toronto (Holy Rosary Church, 354 St. Clair Ave. W)

  • 12:10pm: Mass
  • 1:00pm: Holy Hour
  • 2:00pm – 6:30 pm: Public Veneration
  • 7:00 pm: Solemn Mass for All Saints
  • 8:00 pm: Reflection and Veneration
  • 10:00pm: Closing

Friday, November 1st – Mississauga (St. Josephine Bakhita, 3200 Thomas St)

  • 12:00pm – 6:00 pm: Public Veneration
  • 6:30 pm: Youth Ministry Event with veneration of the Relic
  • 7:00 – 8:00 pm: Mass with homily on Blessed Carlo Acutis, music by Throneway
  • 8:00 – 8:30 pm: Veneration
  • 8:30 – 8:40 pm: Reflection
  • 9:00 – 9:45 pm: Adoration with music by Throneway
  • 9:45 – 10:00 pm: Closing and thank you

Ottawa Schedule

Friday, November 1st – Ottawa (Notre Dame Cathedral, 385 Sussex Dr)

  • 8:00pm-1:00am – All Souls – Young Adult Social (See Poster Below)
    NOTE: Relic of Carlo Acutis arrives in Ottawa on Nov 2nd

Saturday, November 2nd – Ottawa (Notre Dame Cathedral, 385 Sussex Dr)

  • Noon – Relic of Blessed Carlo arrives in Ottawa
  • 1:00 – 4:30 pm: Veneration (open to all)
  • 4:30 – 6:30 pm: Mass
  • 7:00 – 9:30 pm: Veneration and Adoration

 


 

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Learn more about Blessed Carlo Acutis

                  “To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan.”

Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London though his family moved to Milan shortly after. From a young age, Carlo seemed to have a special love for God, even though his parents weren’t especially devout. His mom said she had been to Mass only for her First Communion, her confirmation, and her wedding but young Carlo’s unique and unexplained devotion led to her deep conversion. The priest promoting his cause for sainthood noted that Carlo “managed to drag his relatives, his parents to Mass every day. It was not the other way around; it was not his parents bringing the little boy to Mass, but it was he who managed to get himself to Mass and to convince others to receive Communion daily.”

He had a gift for empathy and was known for defending kids at school who got picked on, especially disabled kids. Carlo loved soccer and video games. He tried to stay disciplined and only played games for an hour a week even though he really wanted to play much more. He also bought computer programming books and taught himself computer coding and animation. He had a great devotion to Mary loved to pray the rosary. He went to Mass and confession as often as he could.

He loved the Eucharist and was fascinated by Eucharistic miracles. He asked his parents to take him on pilgrimages — to the places of the saints, and to the sites of Eucharistic miracles. Using his research, he began creating what would eventually become a website to catalog and share the information with others. Carlo was concerned by people growing distant to the Church and the sacraments and desperately wanted to bring them back. On the site, he told people that “the more often we receive the Eucharist, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven.”

At age 15, Carlo was diagnosed with an untreatable leukemia. He offered up his suffering for others coping with illness and said, “I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church.” Carlo died from his illness on Oct. 12, 2006. At his request he was buried in Assisi because of his love for St. Francis. His cause for canonization began in 2013 and he was designated “Venerable” in 2018, and Blessed on October 10, 2020. In 2024 Pope Francis announced that Blessed Carlo would be canonized after a second miracle was attributed to his intercession.

His tomb has been opened in Assisi, Italy and his body lies in repose in a glass tomb where he can be venerated by pilgrims. He is displayed in jeans and a pair of Nikes, the casual clothes he preferred in life. The rector for the Santuario della Spogliazione in Assisi, where Acutis’ tomb is located, called him a witness that holiness is attainable for teenagers. “For the first time in history we will see a saint dressed in jeans, sneakers, and a sweater,” the rector said. “This is a great message for us, we can feel holiness not as a distant thing but as something very much within everyone’s reach because the Lord is the Lord of everyone.”

View Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracle Website

The Official Website for the Cause for Carlo Acutis

 


Toronto Event Poster

 


Ottawa Event Posters

 More info: ottawacornwall.ca/event/highway-to-heaven

 


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By Published On: October 5, 2024Categories: CCO News

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