Major Pilgrim Relic & Exhibition of St Carlo Acutis (28-30 September)

Event Details

Come and pray before the Major Pilgrim Relic of St Carlo Acutis and experience the Vatican International Exhibition of The Eucharistic Miracles of the World. The Major Pilgrim Relic will be housed in the Chapel for personal prayer and veneration throughout the visit. All welcome.

The Major Pilgrim Relic Mission

The Major Pilgrim Relic

The First-Class Major Pilgrim Relic of St Carlo Acutis is carried worldwide under the custodianship of the Diocese of Assisi, in accordance with Church guidelines. The relic is a 6 × 2 cm section of St Carlo’s pericardium, the membranous sac that encloses and protects the heart.

St Carlo’s ‘spiritual pericardium’ protected his relationship with Jesus, and consisted of five practices: frequent reception of the Eucharistic Jesus, Adoration, spiritual direction and confession, devotion to the Blessed Mother and the saints, and acts of charity. These practices led him to holiness and can likewise lead us to holiness, that we too may become saints.

The Mission

In 2026, ​St Carlo’s Major Pilgrim Relic came to New Zealand (7 to 23 June) and is currently being taken around Australia (25 June to 25 October). The First-Class Major Pilgrim Relic of St Carlo Acutis is carried worldwide under the custodianship of the Diocese of Assisi, in accordance with Church guidelines.  Bishop Peter Murphy of Armidale Diocese invitation to Assisi to come to Australia was accepted and the Friends of St Carlo Acutis, Australia has been commissioned to organise the Mission around Australia, having appointed Kate Hobbs as the official Australian Custodian of the Relic.

St Carlo’s “5 Steps to Holiness” at the heart of the Mission

The Friends of St Carlo Acutis Australia team strives to live what we are proclaiming. Daily Mass (essential) and Eucharistic Adoration are the heart of the Mission and foundation of all that we do.

Map & event details: stcarloaustralia.com

EXHIBITION

Monday 28 September 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Tuesday 29 September 8:00am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 30 September 8:00am – 12:00 pm

MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

4:30–6:00pm: St Carlo’s Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition Open

6:00pm: Holy Mass to Welcome St Carlo’s Major Pilgrim Relic

7:00pm: Talk on St Carlo & his relic by Friends of St Carlo Acutis in the Cathedral

7:30–8:00pm: Individual Blessing with the Relics of Saint Carlo

TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

6:30am: Mass with Relic present in the Chapel

7:00am: Talk on St Carlo & his relic by Friends of St Carlo Acutis

7:10am–7:30am: Individual Blessing with the Relics of Saint Carlo

8:00am–11:15am: Relic Veneration in the Chapel

8:00am–8:00pm: St Carlo’s Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition in the Cloister Hall

11:15am: Confession available

11:15–12:00pm: Adoration, Benediction in the Cathedral

12:00pm: Angelus & Rosary with Meditations from St Carlo Acutis

12:30pm: Mass

1:10pm: Talk on St Carlo & his relic by Friends of St Carlo Acutis in the Cathedral

1:30pm – 6:30pm: Veneration of the Relic in the Chapel

6:30pm: Individual Blessing with the Relics of Saint Carlo

7:00–8:00pm: Holy Hour & Benediction in the Chapel

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

6:30am: Mass with Relic present in the Chapel

7:00am: Talk on St Carlo & his relic by Friends of St Carlo Acutis

7:10am–7:30am: Individual Blessing with the Relics of Saint Carlo

7:30am–11:15am: Relic Veneration in the Chapel

8:00–12:30pm: St Carlo’s Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition in the Cloister Hall

11:15am: Confession available

11:15–12:00pm: Adoration, Benediction in the Cathedral

12:00pm: Angelus & Rosary with Meditations from St Carlo Acutis

12:30pm: Mass (St Carlo departs following Mass)