Friends of the Rosary, We honor today Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), a Catholic Italian teenager who passed away on October 12, 2006, in Assisi, at the age of 15, due to an untreatable leukemia. Pope Francis called him a model of holiness in a digital age. The Holy Father has approved this year's plans to canonize Carlo. Carlo Acutis was a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and the Eucharist. Carlo’s life teaches today's young people how to properly use and enjoy technology, the internet, and social media. Carlo’s motto was "To always be close to Jesus; that’s my life plan." From a young age, Carlo had a special love for God, even though Carlo’s parents weren’t very devout. However, Carlo's unique and unexplained devotion led to her mother’s profound conversion. He also convinced others to receive Communion daily. A kid with a gift for empathy, he was very devotional to Mary and loved to pray the rosary. He loved the Eucharist and was fascinated by Eucharistic miracles. Carlo was concerned by people growing distant from the Church and the sacraments and desperately wanted to bring them back. He told people, "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." 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.” He was buried in Assisi at his request because of his love for St. Francis. His tomb has been opened, and his intact body lies in repose in a glass tomb. He is displayed in jeans and Nikes, the casual clothes he preferred in life. Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi said, "Carlo is a boy of our time. He is a boy of the internet age and a model of holiness of the digital age, as Pope Francis presented him in his letter to young people around the world." Ave Maria! Jesus, I Trust In You! Blessed Carlo Acutis, Pray for Us! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • October 12, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET