By LiCAS.news
CAMBODIA – Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, has called on Cambodian Catholics to emulate the faith and virtues of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of St Michael’s Parish in Sihanoukville early this month.
The event marked the solemn blessing of a new altar in which a relic of Blessed Acutis was enshrined, underscoring his devotion to the Eucharist and serving as a symbol of spiritual renewal for the local Church.
According to the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh, the celebration drew a large gathering of faithful who were reminded of the centrality of the Eucharist in Christian life.
“The Eucharist is the source and summit of our lives,” Bishop Schmitthaeusler said in his homily, as he invited the faithful to reflect on the life of the young Italian who died in 2006 and was beatified in 2020. The bishop outlined five virtues from Acutis’ life that he said every Catholic should strive to live by.
On daily devotion to the Eucharist, he said Acutis received Holy Communion each day and spent time in Eucharistic Adoration. “He always said the Eucharist is like the highway to heaven,” the bishop noted. “I am always united with Jesus,” Acutis would say, even while battling leukemia.
On living for others, the bishop emphasized that holiness is possible at any age. “Even children and youth, when united with God, can walk the path of holiness,” he said.
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