Novena to Blessed Carlo Acutis
Novena to the BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS (1991-2006)
OPENING PRAYER
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly and I thank you for all the favours and graces with which you enriched the soul of Blessed Carlo Acutis throughout his 15 years on this earth and for the merits of this beloved angel of youth. Grant me the Grace that I ardently ask of you.
MEDITATION FOR THE FIRST DAY
“Not I, but God”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who made your life a continuous renunciation and annihilation, grant me the grace to seek heavenly things and to detest those that are ephemeral. Amen
Say five “Our Fathers”, five “Hail Mary” and five “Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE SECOND DAY
“To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who lived always in unity with the Heart of Jesus, grant me the grace of fulfilling this design of love in everything, according to the Heart of God. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE THIRD DAY
“Continually ask your Guardian Angel for help. He has to become your best friend”
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who sought already in this world, the company of Holy Angels, grant me the grace to live righteously as my Guardian Angel desires. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE FORTH DAY
“In order for a hot air balloon to go up, you need to drop the weights. In the same way, in order to rise to Heaven, the soul needs to drop its venial sins. If by chance there is a mortal sin, the soul falls back to earth and Confession is like the fire, which when lit, makes the hot air balloon rise up to heaven. We must confess often”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who lived this Sacrament of Reconciliation so well, grant me the grace of regularly drawing nearer to confession with profound contrition. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE FIFTH DAY
“Sadness is the gaze directed inwards, while happiness is the gaze directed toward God”
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who never took your gaze away from Jesus, your great love, grant me the grace of living this true happiness, already in this world. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE SIXTH DAY
“The only thing we have to ask God in our prayers is the desire to become Saints”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who always knew how to ask God for the essential, grant me the grace of a profound desire for Heaven. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE SEVENTH DAY
“The Virgin Mary is the only woman in my life”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who loved the Virgin Mary more than anyone else, grant me the grace of always responding to the love of such a tender and kind Mother. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE EIGHTH DAY
“The Eucharist is my Highway to Heaven”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you who always sought your Jesus hidden in the Tabernacle, grant me the grace of a profound Eucharistic fervour. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
MEDITATION FOR THE NINTH DAY
“I am happy to die because I lived my life without wasting even one minute of it on anything unpleasing to God”.
Blessed Carlo Acutis, grant me the graces, that is, the final perseverance and a holy death. Amen
Say five “Our Father”, five Hail Mary”, and “five Glory be to the Father”, in thanksgiving to God for the gifts granted to Carlo in the 15 years of his earthly life.
FINAL PRAYER
God, Father of Mercy, raise Blessed Carlo Acutis to the Glory of the Alters so that through him, you may always be glorified. Grant us the honour of invoking him as a saint, he who always did Your will in all things, and for his merits, grant me the grace that I ardently desire. Amen