Newest Saint has a following in JAX…

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A new statue of St Carlo Acutis is dedicated at St Matthew’s Church this morning.

School children raised the funds for this, and they each took turns reading faith-filled quotes posted online by this young man before he was called to his eternal reward at 15 years old; so early in his days.

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This church and its parking lot were nearly filled to capacity for this Monday morning celebration.
St Carlo was canonized on September 7 by Pope Leo. The “millenial saint” as he is called, was known for his use of the Internet to share his joy and his faith as a popular young man in Italy.
Bishop Felipe Estevez made the trip to help the children (and us older parishioners) dedicate this new symbol of hope and inspiration for young people today.
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The sound of so many young voices filled all the corners of this building on this mass of celebration.
The Prayer of the Faithful delivered by the teens of St Matthew’s School.
The bishop’s homily included many questions for the students… and we were all impressed with their answers!

Bishop Feilipe also told us that Carlo’s parents were not Catholics; the seeds of his faith were planted by his nanny from Poland who helped his parents raise him!

Reportedly, the new statue will be relocated to a special place inside St Matthew’s School on the church grounds here.
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This a big week for Mary on the liturgical calendar. Today she learns that she has found favor with God and she has been chosen to become the mother of God incarnate!

Friday we celebrate her feast day of Guadeloupe.

One of the many miracles we celebrate on that day is how Our Lady of Guadeloupe effectively united all the indigenous peoples of Mexico with all the Europeans into One People.

A special “Thank You” to our pastor, Fr. Pradeep Aerthayil CMI, for all you do for St Matthews and for inviting Bishop Felipe to come by and help us celebrate this great day.

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