Quotes by Holy Eucharist Our Lord came to the aid of each great tribulation with a special devotion. The present and future tribulations of the Church and of nations are greater than at any other period, and this persecution is more dangerous than those of previous times. Hence, the devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions. Pope Leo XIII holy-eucharist church special From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others Pope John Paul II holy-eucharist christian share In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; eucharistic adoration is simply the natural consequence of the eucharistic celebration, which is itself the Church's supreme act of adoration. Pope Benedict XVI holy-eucharist catholic son The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life Pope John Paul II holy-eucharist thursday christian United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Prostrate, we adore this great mystery that contains God's new and definitive covenant with humankind in Christ. Pope John Paul II holy-eucharist angel church Until we have a passionate love for our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament we shall accomplish nothing. Saint Peter accomplish-nothing holy-eucharist blessed When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence. Saint Francis de Sales holy-eucharist spiritual heart How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment. Saint John Chrysostom holy-eucharist shoes giving What you see is the bread and the chalice; that is what your own eyes report to you. But what your faith obliges you to accept is that the bread is the body of Christ and the chalice is the blood of Christ. This has been said very briefly, which may perhaps be sufficient for faith; yet faith does not desire instruction Saint Augustine holy-eucharist eye blood Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: 'This is My Body.' No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it. Saint Augustine holy-eucharist flesh hands Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament. Saint Augustine holy-eucharist sacrifice way If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews without food in the desert for fear that they would collapse on the way, it was to teach us that it is dangerous to try to get to heaven without the Bread of Heaven. St. Jerome holy-eucharist trying heaven In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence Teresa of Avila holy-eucharist blessed jesus The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks. Therese of Lisieux holy-eucharist tents soul Receive Communion often, very often...there you have the sole remedy, if you want to be cured. Jesus has not put this attraction in your heart for nothing. Therese of Lisieux holy-eucharist heart jesus If someone knows from experience that daily Communion increases fervor without lessening reverence, then let him go every day. But if someone finds that reverence is lessened and devotion not much increased, then let him sometimes abstain, so as to draw near afterwards with better dispositions. Thomas Aquinas holy-eucharist saint christian «12