{"id":853577,"date":"2025-04-21T10:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=853577"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:07:19","slug":"saint-bernadette-and-carlo-acutis-a-century-apart-two-people-who-loved-the-eucharist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/saint-bernadette-and-carlo-acutis-a-century-apart-two-people-who-loved-the-eucharist\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Bernadette and Carlo Acutis: A century apart, two people who loved the Eucharist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"853577\" class=\"elementor elementor-853577 elementor-852864\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72304d8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72304d8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bdc0152\" data-id=\"6bdc0152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140900ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140900ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carlo Acutis will be canonised on Sunday 7th September 2025. This first saint of the millennium, nicknamed \u2018Jesus\u2019 Geek\u2019 or the \u2018cyber-apostle\u2019, died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15. His short life was devoted entirely to God and to helping others.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19db5fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19db5fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This canonisation comes in the same year as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/14th-june-1925-14th-june-2025-centenary-of-the-beatification-of-bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>centenary of the beatification of Saint Bernadette<\/strong> <\/a>Soubirous, celebrated on 14th June 2025. Bernadette, born in 1844 in Lourdes, is known for having witnessed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> apparitions of the Virgin Mary<\/strong><\/a> in 1858. After living at the convent of Saint-Gildard in Nevers, she died there in 1879. Her body now rests in a casket at the Sanctuary of Saint Bernadette in Nevers, attracting large numbers of pilgrims every year.<\/p><p><strong>Both had a strong faith from an early age and used whatever means they had to bear witness to their faith.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette<\/strong><\/a>, through her simplicity and humility, brought the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> message of the Virgin Mary<\/strong><\/a> to the whole world. Carlo, for his part, used modern technology to spread the Christian message on a global scale. <strong>Their lives illustrate how faith can be practised and shared, whatever the times or resources available.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5befc077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5befc077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A thirst for the Eucharist from childhood<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27114f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27114f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette Soubirous<\/strong><\/a>, despite her delicate health and lack of religious education, <strong>had a great hunger for God.<\/strong> She waited a long time before making her First Communion, which she received at the age of 14. She spoke of it as one of the most beautiful days of her life. For her, the Eucharist was a moment of deep intimacy with Christ, whom she tenderly called <em><strong>\u2018my good Jesus\u2019<\/strong><\/em>. When she joined the Sisters of Charity in Nevers, she practised her faith quietly and with suffering and faithfully attended Mass every day.<\/p><p>The Eucharist plays a central role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lourdes<\/strong><\/a>. Every day, thousands of pilgrims attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mass<\/strong><\/a>, adore the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/adoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Blessed Sacrament<\/strong><\/a> and receive Communion &#8211; sometimes after years of distance or doubt. One of the most powerful moments is the <strong>blessing of the sick with the Blessed Sacrament,<\/strong> during which silence, faith and hope mingle in a deeply prayerful atmosphere. The Eucharist becomes what it truly is:<strong> a source of strength in suffering, nourishment for the journey, and a place of encounter with the living Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8887b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8887b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe0df51\" data-id=\"fe0df51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7997 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54039880374_4ca893e675_w.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-852896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54039880374_4ca893e675_w.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54039880374_4ca893e675_w-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8766573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8766573\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9ef39\" data-id=\"2f9ef39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528c4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"528c4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the final years of her life, Bernadette was often unable to attend Mass because of her illness, so she liked to join, in spirit, with all the Masses celebrated around the world.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bernadette celebrated the Eucharist in humility, suffering and silence, as an offering. Through her simplicity and unassuming manner, Bernadette reminds us that the Eucharist is a mystery of love lived in silence and faith, accessible to the humble.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Carlo Acutis<\/strong> received his First Holy Communion at the age of 7, a privilege granted because of his spiritual maturity. From then on, he attended Mass every day and spent time in Eucharistic adoration. He used to say, <em><strong>\u201cThe Eucharist is my highway to heaven\u201d.<\/strong><\/em> Carlo, although an adolescent in a world of hyperconnectivity, showed exceptional Eucharistic devotion. He put his computer skills at the service of Christ, creating a virtual showcase of Eucharistic miracles around the world, in the hope that others might discover just how present Jesus truly is in the consecrated host.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carlo experienced the <strong>Eucharist as a source of joy, strength and mission, in a spirit of evangelisation.<\/strong> His missionary enthusiasm and his use of modern tools show us that the Eucharist can be the heart of a young and creative apostolate, rooted in tradition but looking to the future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-556da8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"556da8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-109c366\" data-id=\"109c366\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01577f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01577f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><em>\u201cThe Eucharist is the highway to heaven &#8230; The more we receive the Eucharist, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven.\u201d Carlo Acutis<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bc1f8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bc1f8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0012e6\" data-id=\"b0012e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5211b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5211b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To follow the canonisation Mass of Carlo Acutis live in St Peter&#8217;s Square on Sunday 7th September at 10.00am, click here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktotv.com\/video\/00455777\/messe-et-canonisation-de-carlo-acutis-et-pier-giorgio-frassati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fde783 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fde783\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df88482\" data-id=\"df88482\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9867a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9867a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-852904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250408_141510.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Relic of Carlo Acutis which will be installed for veneration in the \u2018Our Lady of Mount Carmel\u2019 chapel in the Youth Village of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlo Acutis will be canonised on Sunday 7th September 2025. This first saint of the millennium, nicknamed \u2018Jesus\u2019 Geek\u2019 or the \u2018cyber-apostle\u2019, died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15. 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