Saint Peter
Religious Leader
"Until we have a passionate love for our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament we shall accomplish nothing."
Holy Eucharist quotes
Holy Eucharist
36 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Saint Augustine
Theologian, Philosopher
"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
Theologian, Philosopher
"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."
Mother Teresa
Missionary, Nun
"When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now."
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint, Bishop
"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."
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"In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence"
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"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"
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"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."
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