Countless saints have reflected and preached about the miracle which is the Eucharistic that is repeated daily throughout the world.
Newsdesk (02/06/2021 15:02, Gaudium Press) This Thursday, June 3, the Catholic Church will celebrate the institution of the Holy Eucharist, this feast is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.
In the Eucharist, God himself gives himself to us as food. The consecrated host is truly the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Countless saints have reflected and preached on this miracle repeated daily throughout the world. We have selected twenty quotes expressed by various saints on the Eucharist.
We hope that the reflections below will help our readers to grow in their love for Christ in the Eucharist and to understand the magnitude of God’s love for each of his children.
Quotes by saints about the Eucharist
01 – “God being omnipotent, could not give more; being most wise, could not give more; and being most rich, had no more to give.” (St. Augustine)
02 – “The time spent before the Tabernacle is the time best spent in my life. (St. Catherine of Genoa)
03 – “Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Virgin are not only the best, but also the only means of preserving purity. Communion alone is capable of preserving a pure heart at twenty years of age. There can be no chastity without the Eucharist”. (St. Philip Neri)
04 – “It is not to stay in a golden chalice (tabernacle), that Jesus descends each day from heaven, but to find another heaven, that of our soul, where he finds His delights.” (St. Therese of the Child Jesus)
05 – “The minutes that come after communion are the most precious that we have in our life; the most suitable on our part to understand ourselves with God and, on God’s part, to communicate His love to us.” (St .Mary Magdalene of Piazzi)
06 – “Be certain that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the Divine Sacrament will be what will give you the greatest strength during life, the greatest consolation at the hour of death and during eternity.” (St. Alphonsus de Liguori)
07 – “Never omit to visit the Blessed Sacrament each day, even if it is very brief, but as long as it is constant.” (St. John Bosco)
08 – “The Blessed Sacrament is a fire which inflames us so that by taking it from the altar we spread such flames of love so as to make us terrible to hell.” (St. Gregory Nazianzen)
09 – “The Eucharist gives us a great inclination to virtue, a great peace, and makes the path to sanctification easier.” (St. John Chrysostom)
10 – “After Communion let us be careful not to lose so good an opportunity of negotiating with God. His Divine majesty is not accustomed to pay badly for His lodging, if He meets with a good reception.” (St. Teresa of Avila)
11 – “Know, O Christian, that it is more worthy to listen devoutly to one Mass than to distribute all one’s riches to the poor and to go on pilgrimage all over the earth.” (St. Bernard of Clairvaux)
12 – ““If we knew the value of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, how much greater effort we would put forth in order to assist at it!” (St. Curé d’Ars)
13 – “Desiring to unite himself to each of our souls, (Jesus) instituted the Eucharist, where his marriage with the Christian soul is celebrated daily.” (St. Peter Julian Eymard)
14 – “Two sorts of persons ought to take communion frequently: the perfect to keep themselves perfect, and the imperfect to attain perfection.” (St. Francis de Sales)
15 – “Do not doubt whether it is true or not, but accept with faith the words of the Saviour; since He is the Truth, He does not lie.” (St. Cyril)
16 – “Our Lord grants us all that we ask of Him in the Holy Mass : what is more valuable is that He gives us what we have not even thought of asking Him and which, nevertheless, is necessary for us.” (St. Jerome)
17. “There is more profit in the Eucharist than in a week of fasting on bread and water. (St. Vincent Ferrer)
18 – “Although it be with lukewarmness – let us approach the Eucharist trusting in God’s mercy.” (St. Bonaventure)
19 – “When the devil cannot enter the sanctuary of a soul via sin, he wants it at least to remain empty, without owner and away from communion.” (St. Therese of the Child Jesus)
20 – “Devotion to the Eucharist is the noblest of all devotions, because it has God Himself for its object; it is the most salutary because it gives us the very author of grace; it is the most gentle, because the Lord is gentle.” (St. Pius X). (EPC)
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