“…In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood” (St. Francis of Assisi).
“Let us never forget that an age prospers or dwindles in proportion to its devotion to the Holy Eucharist. This is the measure of its spiritual life and its faith, of its charity and its virtue” (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
“As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead a Divine Life. That birth occurs in the Sacrament of Baptism. To survive, he must be nourished by Divine Life; that is done in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist” (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).
“God is infinitely powerful, yet could not give us more; He is infinitely wise, yet He knows not how to give us more; He is infinitely rich, yet He has nothing greater to give us, for in Holy Communion, He gives us Himself” (St. Augustine).
“Holy Communion is the shortest and the safest way to Heaven” (St. Pius X).
“When Our Lord sees pure souls coming to visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament, He smiles on them. They come with the simplicity that pleases Him so much” (St. John Vianney).
“If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion” (St. Maximilian Kolbe).
“How I loved the feasts!… I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw flowers beneath the feet of God!… I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touch the sacred Monstrance…” (St. Therese of the Child Jesus).
“Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you—for you alone?” (St. Therese of the Child Jesus).
One day someone said, ‘If only I had lived at the time of Jesus… If only I had seen Jesus… If only I had talked with Jesus…’ St. Teresa of Avila replied, ‘But do we not have in the Eucharist the living, true, and real Jesus present before us? Why look for more?’
“Christ is truly the Emmanuel, that is, God with us, day and night. He is in our midst. He dwells with us full of grace and truth. He restores morality, nourishes virtue, consoles the afflicted, and strengthens the weak” (Pope Paul VI).
“Without adoration, there is no transformation of the world” (Pope Benedict XVI).
“The soul hungers for God, and nothing but God can satiate it. Therefore He came to dwell on earth and assumed a body in order that this Body might become the Food of our souls” (St. John Vianney).
“Listen: there are two things the devil is deadly afraid of: fervent Communions and frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament” (St. John Bosco).
“In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament, we ought to be like the blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence” (St. Teresa of Avila).
“…If Saint John leaped in the womb at the approach of Mary, what feelings must have coursed through Joseph during those six months when he had at his side and under his very eyes the hidden God! If the father of Origen used to kiss his child during the night and adore the Holy Spirit living within Him, can we doubt that Joseph must often have adored Jesus hidden in the pure tabernacle of Mary? How fervent that adoration must have been: My Lord and my God, behold your servant! No one can describe the adoration of this noble soul. He saw nothing, yet he believed; his faith had to pierce the virginal veil of Mary. So likewise with you! Under the veil of the Sacred Species your faith must see our Lord. Ask St. Joseph for his lively, constant faith” (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
“The Eucharist is the sun of the feasts of the Church. It sheds light on those feasts and renders them living and joyous” (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
“The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life” (St. Thomas Aquinas).
“From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others” (Bl. John Paul II).
“Ask Jesus to make you a saint. After all, only He can do that. Go to confession regularly and to Communion as often as you can” (St. Dominic Savio).
“When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now” (Bl. Teresa of Calcutta).
