08/30/2026
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ!
Today, hundreds of people joined us for the dedication of the new statue of ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐ at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
Our celebration began with a ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป from the Shrine Church, followed by the Rosary and Holy Mass at the Rock of Our Lady. We then processed to the Avenue of the Saints, where Fr. Bernard, SMM, blessed and dedicated the new statue of St. Carlo Acutis.
It was wonderful to see so many families, young adults, children, and pilgrims gathered together in faith on this very special occasion.
We would also like to recognize young adult siblings ๐ก๐ผ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ, who carried the St. Carlo Acutis banner during the procession and assisted at Holy Mass. And a special thank you to ๐ญ๐ผ๐ฒ๐, whose beautiful voice and music made our celebration even more special. ๐ถ๐
Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended and to all of our staff and volunteers who worked so hard behind the scenes to make this day possible.
May the presence of St. Carlo at our Avenue of the Saints inspire all who visit the Shrineโespecially our young peopleโto grow in their love for Jesus in the Eucharist and to seek holiness in their everyday lives.
๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐! ๐
