ASSISI, Italy — E be like say Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint don finally land for Vatican as him dey ready for canonization this Sunday. This boy wey no reach 15 years when e die of leukemia in 2006 don turn ‘God’s influencer’ because of him skills for the internet.
Wetin make this guy different be say, e sabi use computing to spread the word of God. Born for London, he move go Milan early for him life, and na there him pick up coding by himself. E even create website wey dey document miracles wey happen for Catholic Church. Na so dem dey call am ‘God’s influencer’ because him get the knack to blend faith with technology.
For di ceremony wey go happen for St. Peter’s Square, tens of thousands of worshippers dey expected to show their face, including Carlo’s mama, Antonia Salzano, wey talk say her pikin get unique gift to recognize wetin make each person special. (Na wetin we dey call ‘originals’, not photocopies oh!)
Di boy body dey inside glass-walled tomb for Assisi, and him fashion sense still dey intact—jeans and sneakers! (Shuu, him fit run marathon for style!) Every year, pipo sabi troop come see di tomb. No be small miracle, pipo dey use webcam to check di boy’s body 24/7. Talk about modern technology!
Two miracles don happen since him die. First na for Brazil where one pikin wey get pancreatic problem suddenly heal after him family pray to Carlo. Di second miracle na for Costa Rica, where one student wey fall from bicycle come back to life after prayer by her mama at Carlo’s tomb. Na real work of God dey happen here!
Initially, di canonization was supposed happen for April, but as Pope Francis die, dem postpone am. Now, di new pope, Leo XIV, go lead di program, and in go canonize another saint, Pier Giorgio Frassati, wey also get him own story. (E be like say dem dey cook something big for di church for this time!)
Pope Francis don always talk say di modern world need a saint like Carlo, one wey fit attract di youth dem back to di church. Carlo know how to use di social media gally gally well, and him message resonate with many young individuals today.
Dem say it can take hundred years to become a saint, but for Carlo, e don happen sharp-sharp! Him mama, Antonia, fit still reason with him fellow mothers say how proud e go feel for dem pikin wey don become saint. (Who no go, abeg?)
Di expected crowd for di ceremony go show say di guy don inspire youth to use di internet for better things. Some people even dey buy di pikin’s name on souvenirs, sabi say dem no go ever forget di first millennial saint. Talk about marketing miracles!
At di end of di day, e don clear say holiness fit come from anywhere—even from a boy wey just want play video games and make funny videos about him pets. Carlo implement him goals with plenty joy and kindness, reminding us all say we fit follow original path.
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