Originally published at National Catholic Register
Carlo especially loved Mass on the sacred day and wrote moving reflections about the Christ Child.
Carlo Acutis loved Christmas in every way: He loved to celebrate with his family and relatives. He loved the traditional Italian meals and exchange of presents. But his greatest love was the celebration of Christmas Mass.
One of the things that most struck Carlo about Christmas was the incredible humility of God, a God who so loved us that he sent his only Son to take on flesh and become a part of us.
In her book My Son Carlo, Antonia Acutis shares the following journal entries that Carlo left behind when he died:
Many say that Jesus was born poor, that he was placed in a manger … and for this reason, he was of humble birth. But this is not why Jesus was born humble. The joining of divine nature to human nature was the gesture of the most sublime humility. That is why he could say, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble at heart.” After his baptism, Jesus is driven to the desert for forty days. It comes as a surprise, taken and driven off. No reaction.
