All are welcome to attend our “Mass with Carlo” on October 13th, 3:30pm, in Miron Student Center room 226.

Newly canonized saint, Carlo Acutis, is “the patron saint of the internet,” and the first millennial saint. We are overjoyed to be able to offer veneration of a first-class relic of St. Carlo following our Monday Mass at 4:00pm, the day after his feast day.

This is an opportunity to venerate, or honor his relic- pray along side it, kiss it, or touch the relic after we come together for Mass.

Thanks to our member Krystal, who is part of Clinica del Alma, for making this afternoon possible and lending us time with Carlo’s relic.

Our university Chaplain, Fr. Peter Volz, will be available for the Sacrament of Confession prior to Mass starting at 2:30PM in English or Spanish. Confession is offered until 3:15pm.

Not sure what relics are? A “first-class” relic is a small fragment of a saint’s body-in our case, a piece of Carlo’s hair- which is typically preserved in a sealed glass case. Catholics often venerate, or honor, relics because the saints are not just holy men and women, but they are also our friends in heaven who can intercede for us. We ask the saints to pray for us, and to lift up our prayers in a special way, since they are closer to the Lord than we are on earth. It is common to pray in front of a relic by kneeling or standing near it, to kiss or touch the glass which encloses a relic, or to touch items/cloth to relics.

It is important to remember- relics are not magical. The relic itself is not the cause of healing, miracles, or graces-and should not be treated in a superstitious way. All graces come from God alone. We also do not genuflect before a relic- this is reserved for Jesus.

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