“Everyone is born as an original, but many die as photocopies.”
These words from Blessed Carlo Acutis remind us of something simple yet radical: you and I are called to be saints, not by copying others, but by becoming fully who we’re meant to be in God.
Carlo Acutis wasn’t a priest. He wasn’t a martyr. He was a teenager. He liked computers, soccer, Pokémon, and coding. But what made him different?
He chose God first—in a world that offers a million other distractions.
So, how can we, as youth, live a "saintly life" while still on earth?
1. Put God in the center—like Carlo did.
He went to Mass daily, prayed the Rosary, and believed that “The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven.”
Ask yourself: What is my “highway to Heaven”? What am I building my life on?
2. Use your talents for others.
Carlo built a website to spread knowledge about Eucharistic miracles.
We can use our skills—writing, design, speaking, coding—to bring light to others.
3. Live differently—but joyfully.
Holiness isn’t about being weird or boring. Carlo laughed, played, and had fun.
But he also refused to gossip, defend bullying, or waste time chasing what doesn’t matter.
4. Offer your struggles with purpose.
When diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo said, “I offer all my suffering for the Pope and for the Church.”
Your stress, pain, and failures can be prayers when offered with love.
5. Stay rooted in eternity.
He often said, “Our goal must be the infinite, not the finite. The infinite is our homeland. Heaven has been waiting for us forever.”
The Red Line of All Saints?
They lived love. Deeply. Radically. Fully.
Not love that’s easy or just about feelings—but the kind that chooses to forgive, serve, give, and grow.
So, yes. We can be saints—right here, right now.
Not someday when we're older, or holier, or perfect.
But today, by choosing love, by choosing God—just like Carlo did.
Let’s be saints in sneakers. Saints who code. Saints who create. Saints who serve.
Holiness is not out of reach—it’s within the rhythm of our ordinary days.
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