Diocesan News:
Saint Carlo Acutis is visiting us!
In January, the relics of St Carlo Acutis will be respectfully hosted at two of our churches over five days, offering a special opportunity for schools, parishioners and visitors from across the Diocese to come for prayerful veneration. Carlo, the first millennial saint, is widely celebrated for his deep and sincere faith and for his imaginative, pioneering use of the internet to document Eucharistic miracles around the world; he devoted himself with remarkable maturity to spreading the teachings and love of the Catholic Church until his death from leukaemia at just 15.
St Mary of the Assumption, 3 Todmorden Road, Burnley, BB10 4AU
28 & 29 January
St Carlo's relics will be received by St Mary's Church on Wednesday 28 January, where they will be hosted for two days. The visit will begin with a Opening Liturgy, which will welcome the relics and give a further explanation of what they are and their significance.
Later, they will be hosting several fascinating talks on Carlo's life and other topics such as Adoration and Eucharistic miracles, which will be delivered by our esteemed guests from the Diocese of Assisi - custodians of the relics. At 7:00 pm, Bishop John Arnold will deliver a special Welcome Mass.
The church will close daily at 8:00 pm, and will be open to the public from the following times:
Wednesday - 10:00 am
Thursday - 3:30 pm