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Carlo Acutis was just like any modern teenager—he loved video games, excelled both athletically and academically, and was deeply joyful, witty, and friendly even amid personal suffering. Today, Blessed Carlo is celebrated as a saint who wore blue jeans, often referred to as “the greatest saint of the century” and likened to a young Thomas Aquinas for our times.

It’s profoundly rare in the Church’s history for parents to actively participate in their own child’s beatification. Equally uncommon is for parents to experience a miraculous renewal and return to the Catholic Faith through the transformative influence and witness of their child. Yet that’s exactly what occurred for Antonia and Andrea Acutis, Carlo’s young parents. Carlo was beatified by Pope Francis on October 10, 2020, and is set to be officially canonized as a saint on April 27, 2025.

In this extraordinary interview-based book, Carlo’s parents, Antonia and Andrea, candidly retrace their journey with their remarkable son, offering fascinating insights into the everyday moments that shaped Carlo’s profound spiritual maturity. Readers will be captivated as they discover how Carlo intentionally developed a plan for his spiritual life just after receiving his First Holy Communion. The powerful yet simple accounts shared here reveal how ordinary family life can become extraordinary when someone joyfully opens their heart to God’s grace.

Enriching the pages are beautiful and deeply insightful selections from Carlo’s own writings, reflections, and messages on the Gospels, the Eucharist, and foundational elements of Catholic Faith. This young millennial saint, who utilized modern digital media to evangelize the culture, provides practical wisdom to help you:

Discover seven special secrets for growing in holiness and becoming a saint in everyday life.

Grow deeply in love with Jesus in the Eucharist and spontaneously share the Faith with others.

Experience meaningful and fruitful Confessions that foster lasting spiritual growth in realistic, practical steps.

Learn how to use contemporary technology and personal testimony to “Eucharistically evangelize” our modern world.

Deepen your Eucharistic adoration, nurturing a continuous intimacy with Jesus that transforms your heart and our society.

Cultivate forgotten virtues—such as authentic friendship, magnanimity, purity, and fortitude—that can renew your life and relationships.

Few people know that Carlo was also a gifted catechist who carefully designed engaging presentations on the Catholic Faith, most famously the internationally celebrated exhibition showcasing Eucharistic Miracles from around the world. Drawing upon Carlo’s spiritual insights, readers will come to understand how the entire created world points toward Christ present in the Eucharist and why the Real Presence is the ultimate source of a renewed family life, vibrant evangelization, and personal holiness.

Finally, this inspiring account includes testimonies recounting Carlo’s boundless compassion and generosity toward the poor, sick, suffering, homeless, and disabled. He cared deeply for everyone’s salvation and regularly offered prayers and sacrifices on their behalf.

This is the compelling true story of a saintly young man who speaks clearly to our contemporary world, guiding readers toward eternal truths through a life lived completely surrendered to God.