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Jervis Manahan

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<p>MANILA — Local devotion to the first &quot;millennial saint,&quot; Blessed <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/9/6/5-things-to-know-about-carlo-acutis-1019">Carlo Acutis</a>, is fast growing as the church canonizes the Jesus&#x27; &quot;cyberapostle.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/6/13/-god-s-influencer-to-become-first-millennial-saint-in-september-1937">&#x27;God&#x27;s Influencer&#x27; to become first millennial saint in September</a></div><p>Pope Leo XIV is expected to hold the canonization rites for Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati on September 7, where both holy men will be officially considered as &quot;saints.&quot;</p><p>The canonization of Acutis was originally scheduled last April, but was postponed due to the passing of Pope Francis.</p><p>In the Philippines, several devotion groups were formed to honor his life and work, most notably the &quot;Friends of Blessed Carlo Acutis Philippines,&quot; which has several chapters among different dioceses.</p><p>A chapel dedicated for Acutis was also built in Bocaue, Bulacan. It is located inside the Elida campus of Dr. Yanga&#x27;s Colleges Inc. to make it closer for students and the youth.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:765px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1964518250919972915&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-07T05%3A10%3A53.229049%3A263431f1-387a-4363-ab46-402e43fb9d79%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a804d227f5bb84ed860fd8b2bf40a41d0aeebf15&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1964518250919972915"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Since yung aming school ay kilala sa robotics, aligned siya eh, kilala rin kami sa innovation, yung spirituality ni Carlo Acutis, akmang akma sa goal ng school para maibaba sa estudyante ng Dr Yanga&#x27;s Colleges,&quot; said Angelo Raj Caburnay Head, Guidance Counseling Office of Basic Education Department of DYCI.</p><p>(Our school is known for our robotics program, so he is very much aligned. The spirituality of Carlo Acutis is in line with the school&#x27;s goal of innovation.)</p><p>&quot;Yung mga bata, nai-inspire sila sa buhay ni Carlo Acutis kung saan halos ka edaran nila, sa kanilang generation, na merong santo na nag-emerge,&quot; he added.</p><p>(The students are inspired with the life of Acutis, because he is quite their age, and a saint has emerged in the same generation.)</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1964518763338084662&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-07T05%3A10%3A53.229049%3A263431f1-387a-4363-ab46-402e43fb9d79%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a804d227f5bb84ed860fd8b2bf40a41d0aeebf15&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1964518763338084662"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Several students frequent the chapel for a moment of prayer, hoping to follow the footsteps of the saint.</p><p>&quot;Na-amaze po ako sa naging idea niya na gumawa ng site para maishare yung miracles, yung word of God, I think yun ang reason why ako naging devotee ni Blessed Carlo Acutis,&quot; said youth devotee Ashley Trinidad.</p><p>(I am amazed by the idea that he created a site to share the miracles, the word of God. That&#x27;s the reason why I became a devotee.)</p><p>&quot;Personally natutuwa ako sa thought na may kaedaran kami na magiging saint, dun ko naisip na pwede pala maging personal relation kay God,&quot; she said.</p><p>(I am happy with the thought that there is a saint our age. I realized we can really have a personal relationship with God.)</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1964518956980731988&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-07T05%3A10%3A53.229049%3A263431f1-387a-4363-ab46-402e43fb9d79%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a804d227f5bb84ed860fd8b2bf40a41d0aeebf15&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1964518956980731988"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The chapel is primarily for students and the community of Dr. Yanga&#x27;s Colleges Inc, but outsiders may arrange a visit. Weekly masses are also held in the chapel.</p><p>For the Church, devotion is growing because of the relatability of Acutis to the younger generation.</p><p>&quot;Pinakita ni Blessed Carlo Acutis sa ating lahat na yung pagiging Santo hindi antiquated, hindi ito para sa mga tao nung araw. Kahit ngayon pwede tayong maging santo,&quot; said Fr. Jan Brian Samson Parochial Vicar, National Shrine of our Lady of Fatima.</p><p>(Acutis showed that being a saint is not just an antiquated idea, not just for people who lived centuries ago. We can be saints even in modern times.)</p><p>Acutis was born in the UK in 1991, but was raised in Milan, Italy. He grew up like many teenagers, balancing his spiritual life with video games and the internet.</p><p>He died at the age of 15 due to leukemia. If he was alive today, he would have been 34 years old.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/250zJehPwkQ?si=JowxLKj6yEWvnXzC" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Local devotion to the first "millennial saint," Blessed Carlo Acutis, is fast growing as the church canonizes the Jesus' "cyberapostle."</p>

Local devotion to the first "millennial saint," Blessed Carlo Acutis, is fast growing as the church canonizes the Jesus' "cyberapostle."

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Local devotion to Acutis grows as Church canonizes first millennial saint

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Sep 07, 2025 01:12 PM PHT

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