St. Carlo Acutis Pilgrim Relic

Name: St. Carlo Acutis Pilgrim Relic
Start: 2026-02-16T08:15:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-16T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 313 N State St, Westerville, OH, United States, Ohio 43082

Schedule

Mon Feb 16 2026 at 08:15 am to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

313 N State St, Westerville, OH, United States, Ohio 43082 | Westerville, OH

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church is blessed to welcome a first‑class relic of Saint Carlo Acutis on Monday, February 16, brought by Monsignor Figueiredo from the Diocese of Assisi. The relic will be available in the church all day for public veneration. Join us for Mass at 8:15 AM and a Holy Hour at 7:00 PM, which will include a reflection by Monsignor Figueiredo.
Schedule:
8:15 AM - Mass
9:00 AM - The relic will be presented for public veneration in the Church following Mass.
Confessions will be offered throughout the day
9:00 AM - Rosary - Joyful Mysteries
11:00 AM - Rosary - Luminous Mysteries
1:00 PM - Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries
3:00 PM - Divine Mercy Chaplet
5:00 PM - Rosary - Glorious Mysteries
7:00 PM - Holy Hour in the presence of the relic & reflection by Monsignor Figueiredo concluding with Benediction.
About the Relic
The First Class pilgrim relic is 6 cm in length and 2 cm high, and preserved in a reliquary 33 cm high and 17 cm wide, and is carried worldwide by the Diocese of Assisi, as custodian of the relics of Carlo Acutis, and respecting Church guidelines.
It is a section of the Saint's pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart. This is a sac filled with water that encloses the heart and the great vessels, holding them in place and protecting the body's most important organ. The relic, therefore, is of major importance physiologically.
Moreover, when the side of Jesus was pierced on the Cross, "blood and water immediately flowed out" (Jn 19,34). Life giving blood, symbol of the Eucharist which Carlo Acutis was especially attached as his "highway to Heaven" came from Christ's Sacred Heart; water, symbol of Baptism-"the basis of the whole Christian life" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1213) - came from the Lord's pericardium.
Saint Carlo Acutis desired a living relationship with Jesus from a very young age. He wished to receive his First Holy Communion when only 7 years of age and on that day told his parents: "Always to be united to Jesus. This is my programme of life.” He protected and nurtured this most important of relationships with his "spiritual" pericardium of 5 practices or appointments: frequent reception of the Eucharistic Jesus, Adoration, spiritual direction and confession, devotion to the Blessed Mother and the saints, and acts of charity. It led him and can lead us to be saints, living just as he lived.
Concluding his homily to one million young people gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth on 3 August 2025, Pope Leo XIV recommended specifically Saint Carlo's" programme of life" and his 5 steps as the way to holiness:
"Jesus is our hope... Let us remain united to him, let us remain in his friendship, always, cultivating it through prayer, adoration, Eucharistic Communion, frequent Confession, and generous charity, following the examples of Blessed Piergiorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlo Acutis. Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will then see the light of the Gospel growing every day, in you and around you. I entrust you to the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Hope.”
About Saint Carlo
Saint Carlo Acutis was a teenager known for his deep Catholic faith, devotion to the Eucharist, and passion for technology.
Carlo used the Internet to express and share his love of the Eucharist, creating a website that catalogued key Eucharistic miracles.
Diagnosed with leukemia at age 15, Carlo offered up his suffering, saying, “I offer all the suffering will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and for the Church”.