When I am before the Blessed Sacrament I feel such a lively faith that I can’t describe it. Christ in the Eucharist is almost tangible to me…When it is time for me to leave, I have to tear myself away from His sacred presence.
–Saint Anthony Claret (1807-1870)
The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is ready to receive anyone.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the hour of your death and during eternity.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Real friends want to be with one another every moment they can spare. Sometimes they spend entire days together. Christ’s friends are that way, too; kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament is the great joy of their life. They have found that his talk is not bitter, his company not boring.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
The Blessed Sacrament is indeed the stimulus for us all, for me as it should be for you, to forsake all worldly ambitions. Without the constant presence of our Divine Master upon the altar in my poor chapels, I never could have persevered casting my lot with the lepers of Molokai.
–Saint Demian of Molokai (1840-1889)
Heaven for me is hidden in a little Host Where Jesus, my Spouse, is veiled for love. I go to that Divine Furnace to draw out life, And there my Sweet Savior listens to me night and day.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
