Carlo, mom, dad, brother, sister, friends, doctor
(Enter Carlo, mom, dad, doctor)
Carlo was born in London in 1991. The doctor carried Carlo to his mother, and placed him in her lap, saying in his British accent "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Acutis! You have a beautiful baby boy!"
His mother looked lovingly into his eyes, then threw him over her shoulder to try to burp him. His father said "Mama Mia!"
But Carlo said "No, Mama Mia." He emphasized the word Mia, because the phrase Mama Mia means my mother in Italian. The narrator explained this to everybody, because the narrator was afraid that otherwise people might not get the joke. An awkward silence ensued.
(Exit doctor, enter brother and sister)
Carlo and his family returned to Milan, Italy, where they had two more kids, twins, a boy and a girl.
Carlo hugged his siblings, saying "I've been praying for you since before you were born!"
His siblings said "Um, thanks," and gave him a thumbs up.
Carlo and his family enjoyed watching movies together. By the time he was a teenager, Carlo's favorite movie was Disney's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Carlo cheered! Then he explained to the audience "You see, I love watching movies, but I only want to watch ones that are good for my soul. The Lion in Narnia represents Jesus, and how he defeated evil by dying for us."
Everyone in the audience nodded, and said in unison "What a great policy Carlo! We too will only watch movies that are uplifting to us, both emotionally and spiritually!"
Peter was delighted, because he believed they really meant it.
(Exit family, enter friends)
Milan was a city known for fashion, finance, art, and above all- soccer. But they called it 'football'.
Carlo played soccer with his friends. He passed the ball to one of his friends, and his friend tried to kick a goal but missed. His other friends made fun of him, saying 'loser!'.
But Carlo just said "Hey good try, don't sweat it!"
After the game, Carlo said "hey guys, you wanna come over? I got the new Fifa game on playstation!"
His friends said "yeah, let's go!"
But Carlo said "But we can only play for an hour! Then I'm gonna go to Mass."
His friends said "Mass? It's Wednesday!"
Carlo said "Yeah, I try to go everyday! And pray my rosary."
His friends said "You're a saint!"
Carlo said "Maybe, but I'm still gonna destroy you on play station."
(Exit friends, enter mom)
One evening, Carlo's mom found him working on his computer. She said "Carlo, what are you working on?"
Carlo explained "I'm building a website about Eucharistic miracles."
Mom laughed. "What do you mean?"
Carlo smiled. "In Argentina a few years ago a priest discovered blood coming from a communion host. He didn't know what to make of it, so he called in experts, who sent it away to labs to find out why the host was bleeding. Turned out the host was a piece of human flesh- human heart- taken from a man who suffered trauma. And it was still alive! Modern science has proven that communion really is Jesus!"
His mom was flabbergasted. She said "You know, Carlo, I don't have nearly as much faith as you do. But you have really inspired me to want to come closer to Jesus."
(Enter father and Doctor)
Soon afterwards, Carlo started getting very sick. The doctor who examined him said, in a ridiculous Italian accent. "Your son-a, he has- a Leukemia. It is very advanced-a! He is going to die!"
His parents were shocked! His father said "Son, does it hurt much?"
Carlo wheezed, and said "Yes, but I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church.”
Mom cried. "But Carlo, you're going to die!"
Carlo smiled. “I’m happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute on things that don’t please God.”
Then he died. Carlo died at only 15 years old, in 2006.
Carlo Acutis was to be canonized- officially declared a saint after performing two miracles after death- on April 27, 2025. However due to Pope Francis' death, his canonization has been postponed. His website is still maintained and has been translated into more than 18 languages!
Carlo Acutis- Pray for us!
