The homily given by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the canonisations of Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Leo reflected on God’s wisdom and the witness of the two new saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. Like Solomon, who asked, “What must I do so that nothing is lost?”, the saints show us how to live fully for God.
Dear brothers and sisters,
In the first reading, we heard a question: [Lord,] “Who has learned your counsel, unless you have given wisdom and sent your Holy Spirit from on high?” (Wis 9:17). This question comes after two young Blesseds, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, were proclaimed saints, and this is providential because in the Book of Wisdom, this question is attributed to a young man like them: King Solomon. Upon the death of his father David, he realised that he had many things: power, wealth, health, youth, beauty, and the entire kingdom. It was precisely this great abundance of resources that raised a question in his heart: “What must I do so that nothing is lost?” Solomon understood that the only way to find an answer was to ask God for an even greater gift, that of his wisdom, so that he might know God’s plans and follow them faithfully. He realised, in fact, that only in this way would everything find its place in the Lord’s great plan. Yes, because the greatest risk in life is to waste it outside of God’s plan.
