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The Archdiocese of Liverpool Pilgrimage for Young Adults to Assisi
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Carlo Acutis
Carlo was born in London in 1991, he was a boy like any other, offering everyone who knew him his remarkably smiling normality. At the same time Carlo was animated by an extraordinary faith. He lived in Milan, but spent long periods in Assisi, where he absorbed the spirituality of Saint Francis. He died at the age of 15 leaving behind an intense testimony of an authentic Christian life. Our Lady was his great confidant and never failed to honour her daily by reciting the Rosary and attending Mass. Carlo firmly believed that our compass has to be the Word of God. In particular, the Sacrament of Eucharist, which he used to call ‘my highway to heaven’, was at the centre of his life. This four-day pilgrimage will offer you the opportunity to spend time in the walled town of Assisi, home of St Francis and resting place of St Carlo. We shall travel with Francis from his boyhood haunts to churches such as San Damiano and St. Mary of the Angels. We will visit the places where he retired to pray alone and the great Basilica, which contains his tomb. We will learn more about this man whose life of simplicity, love and joy deeply touched the young life of Carlo. We will visit the church of Santa Maria Maggiore – Sanctuary of the Renunciation and resting place of Carlo; here we celebrate Mass and have the opportunity to understand how Carlo’s deep devotion to the Eucharist and use of technology became extraordinary means to spread faith and inspired others. With our programme we hope to capture something of the spirit of these two figures and their exceptional lives and ways of following Christ.