Catechesis Corner
Forty Hours Devotion
Blessed Carlo Acutis loved Jesus in the Eucharist and he loved computers and gaming systems. When Carlo was eleven years old he took on his most significant computer venture- cataloging the Eucharistic miracles around the world.
As Catholics we believe when the priest says the words of consecration the bread becomes Jesus body, blood, soul and divinity which we call the Eucharist. Eucharistic miracles are extraordinary events, where the Eucharist no longer appears under the form of bread and wine but takes on the qualities of human flesh or blood. At eleven years old Blessed Carlo wrote “The more Eucharist we receive, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of Heaven.” He then asked his parents to start taking him to all the places of the Eucharistic miracles, and two and half years later the project was completed.
Acutis researched over 136 Eucharistic miracles that occurred over the centuries in different countries around the world, and have been acknowledged by the Church and collected them into a virtual museum. This virtual museum is now an International exhibition where people can learn about Eucharistic miracles and see pictures of the miracles thanks to Blessed Carlo Acutis. Mark your calendars!
This display will be available to view in the Narthex at Saint Margaret Mary from Thursday October 3rd- Sunday, October 6th!