Carlo Acutis: holiness that starts early

In the digital generation, where the screens occupy more and more space, the saint is a sign of counterculture: a teenager who knew how to use technology without losing the essentials.

With the imminent canonization of Carlo Acutis, the “Internet of the Internet”, the Church offers the world a concrete response to the urgency to form saints from an early age. Carlo did not live a distant Christianity, reserved for special occasions: he made the opportunity to be with God every day. He loved the Eucharist, he simply prayed and used the Internet to evangelize. Your life shows that holiness is possible, even in a time marked by distractions and haste.

In the digital generation, where the screens occupy more and more space, Carlo emerges as a sign of counterculture: a teenager who knew how to use technology without losing the essentials. His testimony is even closer to the Brazilian United States, as was in Campo Grande (MS) that the Vatican recognized the miracle: the inexplicable care of a boy with a serious malformation in the pancreas. After the contact of the family with a relic of Carlo and the intercession entrusted to the Benedetti young people, the organ has been completely restored, surprising doctors and experts.

This sign, the result of a life deeply rooted in God, has paved the way for his canonization and echoes the words he himself repeated: “Being united with Jesus is my life plan.” It was not just a beautiful sentence, but a commitment lived with intensity until the end. And it is precisely this spirit that should inspire families, catechists and educators: to offer children not only teachings on God, but concrete experiences of faith.

The priestly mission finds its strength there: sowing soon, in the heart of the child, the love of Jesus, so that they can become rooted in grace. Carlo reminds us that holiness begins in the ordinary, choosing to do good, in loyalty to small things. It is time to show to the new generations that friendship with God is the greatest gift you can receive, and this begins today, not tomorrow.

*By Father Rodrigo Natal

Source: Terra

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