NovenasBlessed Carlo Acutis Novena
Novena to the Patron of the Internet
A nine-day novena to Blessed Carlo Acutis, the young Italian who used the internet to spread devotion to the Eucharist. He died at age 15 and was beatified in 2020. He is the patron of youth, computer programmers, and the internet.
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For love of the Eucharist
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening Prayer
O God, who gave us Blessed Carlo Acutis as a model of holiness for the young, grant that following his example we may grow in love of the Eucharist and use the gifts of technology for the spreading of Your Kingdom.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Meditation
Carlo Acutis called the Eucharist 'my highway to heaven.' From the time of his First Communion, he attended Mass daily and spent time in adoration. Jesus in the Eucharist was the center of his life.
Carlo understood what many adults forget—that the Eucharist is truly Jesus present among us. This understanding transformed his entire life.
Prayer
Blessed Carlo, you loved Jesus in the Eucharist with all your heart. Help me to appreciate this great gift and to make the Eucharist the center of my life.
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Prayer to Blessed Carlo Acutis
O Blessed Carlo, you showed us that holiness is possible for young people today. You loved Jesus in the Eucharist and used your talents to spread devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
Help me to be like you—to make Jesus my best friend, to use technology for good, and to live each day with joy and purpose.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us. Amen.
About this novena
A nine-day novena to Blessed Carlo Acutis, the young Italian who used the internet to spread devotion to the Eucharist. He died at age 15 and was beatified in 2020. He is the patron of youth, computer programmers, and the internet.
October 3-11 (Feast: October 12), or any time
Traditional start: October 12
You can begin a novena at any time. Traditional dates are a guide, not a requirement.
