International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles
by Blessed Carlo Acutis
& Eucharistic Adoration
International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles
by Blessed Carlo Acutis
& Eucharistic Adoration
Blessed Carlo Acutis, 1991-2006
Who was Carlo?
'The Eucharist is my motorway to heaven.'
A future Patron Saint of the Internet?
Blessed Carlo fell in love with Jesus and Mary, as a small child, and decided that he would go to Mass every day and pray the Rosary every day. And from the age of 7, this is exactly what he did. At the age of 11 he became a catechist in his local Italian Parish and also discovered the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano. Carlo was amazed by this Miracle and shocked that information about Eucharistic Miracles wasn't readily available. He decided to change this. Widely regarded as a computer genius, he designed the website www.miracolieucaristici.org, and, with the help of his parents, set about collating all the Eucharistic Miracles that have been approved by the Church. This was to take three years. Shortly after completing the project Carlo became ill with what appeared to be a virus, but which transpired to be fulminant leukaemia. Carlo died just a week later. His downloadable, online Exhibition, rapidly spread all over the world. Carlo's progress towards Canonization has been unusually rapid, and there is talk that he will become a Patron Saint of the Internet.
Blessed Carlo was a warm hearted and generous child who was loved by his many friends and by his many pets!
Although Carlo was a conscientious student and studied hard, he was a normal boy, who loved football and his friends, towards whom he was ever generous with his time and in whatever other way he might help them. Carlo also loved his pets.
A short video about Carlo can be found here
https://vimeo.com/311620641
The password is carlo
A Johannine Spirituality
'We can all be the 'Beloved' disciple.'
Carlo taught that we can all be like John, the Beloved disciple, who rested his head on Jesus' heart.
What is a Eucharistic Miracle?
In Brief...
The view of Aquinas
From an essay by Father Roberto Coggi, O.P.
'Medieval theologians carefully examined the issue of
Eucharistic Miracles (which were frequent in their day) and
have given various interpretations; but the best founded and
most reasonable seems to be that of St. Thomas Aquinas,
the “Eucharistic Doctor” par excellence
(Summa Theolgica III, q. 76, a. 8).
He said that the Body and Blood which appear after a
miracle are due to the transformation of the Eucharistic
species, that is, the accidents, and do not touch the true
substance of the Body and Blood of Christ. In other words, the
species of bread and wine are miraculously changed into the
species of flesh and blood; but they are not changed into the true Body and true Blood of Jesus which, even before the miracle, were hidden beneath the species of bread and wine, and which, after the miracle, continue to exist concealed beneath the species of flesh and blood.'
Sokolka 2008
One example of extraordinary scientific evidence
The scientific evidence of these Eucharistic Miracles is staggering. This is one detail that stands out. At a molecular level this Eucharistic miracle of Sokolka can be observed changing from bread into human flesh. Not even the scientists at NASA could reproduce this effect.
General information
Initial things you need to know in order to host the Exhibition
Anna Johnstone
Bringing you the Exhibition, Talks and Resources
Since 2017 Anna has facilitated 9 hostings of the Exhibition in England.
Anna is also available to give talks on the life and spirituality of Carlo Acutis and on his Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition. She has also designed a 4 session, Small Group programme that can run in conjunction with the Exhibition called 'Abide in Me.'
Anna is not receiving an income or sponsorship for this apostolate, which she has so far offered on an expense only basis; this will be kept under review and will need to change if it evolves into full time work.
Logistics
Obtaining the Exhibition
1. Please read the information in this section
2. Please make an initial email enquiry
3. If you think that you may be interested to proceed, please book an online appointment to discuss further. This will save a lot of time and will give you tailored information for your proposed project.
You will need to show that the resource will be safely and appropriately curated before it is posted to you.
Please note that if enquiries are made from outside the Parish or School context, enquiries will be made as to the safeguarding provisions for the proposed event.
Mounting the Exhibition
The Exhibition consists of about 160 posters. At present Anna has two sets; the full set and a smaller set of 60 posters. They are very easy to work with. They are very light but strong and plasticised. They measure 60cm by 80cm. Both sets contain the 20 most significant posters. This means that they include the Miracle of Lanciano and all the most recent Eucharistic Miracles.
On both a wall and a wooden surface they attach perfectly well with blu tac, albeit you need a significant quantity of blu tac! They can also be pinned to surfaces. Double sided tape can't be used due to the need to pack the Exhibition flat in between use.
So far hosts have wanted to mount at least some of the posters on special display panels.
This is a picture from St Joseph's Thame which had 60 posters for 4 weeks, combining the Exhibition with 60 hours of Adoration a week.
It is also possible to produce your own posters simply by downloading from the website www.miracolieucaristici.org These downloads are print ready. In due course more information will be added here about printing costs and specific poster recommendations for a smaller Exhibition.
How much does it cost?
There is no charge for borrowing the Exhibition Posters, but you need to pay for postage, (or to organise transport), for delivery and return. The whole Exhibition weighs approximately 32kg. Posting it costs just over £50. In terms of transporting it in a car; the posters fit easily into a car, especially if the back seat reclines.
The picture here is the Exhibition in Brompton Oratory. They used 60 posters and hired display boards for 3 days.
In terms of accompanying resources; a few resources may be available for free, but at present there is no sponsor covering printing costs in the UK, so you would need to pay for printing costs. In all cases you will need to cover postage.
Related Resources
Films, online resources and printed materials
Vatican Produced DVD on Venerable, Carlo Acutis, 'La mia autostrada per il Cielo.' 'My motorway to Heaven.'
There is an English button on the DVD for English narration and subtitles.
This is a wonderful 50 minute film. Highly recommended. See picture.
If you are a Parish or School please send an enquiry if you would like to show this film.
Vatican Produced DVD on The Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition
Free Online Animation on the Catechesis of Carlo
Please scroll down to see this film
Please see the two websites (scroll up). These have a wealth of information and free downloads
Anna has created various flyers, handouts, prayer and invitation cards for the UK. To keep information as brief as possible here, they are not shown, but the files that may be relevant to your project can be emailed to you after the online appointment.
