St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647 to 1690)
Quotes On
The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is best known for the Lord revealing to her the
devotion to His Sacred Heart. During these revelations, among other things,
a "Holy Hour" of reparation was requested by our Lord. These revelations
eventually helped to cement the idea of spending a "Holy Hour" before the
Blessed Sacrament. Here are some of her quotes about the importance of
Eucharistic Adoration in our lives:
"Come To Me - I Wait For You In This Sacrament Of Love" Flier
Because Jesus loves you infinitely, unlimited is the joy you bring to His Sacred Heart when you
come to spend an hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. In an
apparition to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Jesus spoke these moving
words: 'I have a burning thirst to be honored by men in the Blessed
Sacrament'.
"Letters Of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque"
"I desire but this one grace, and
long to be consumed like a burning candle in His holy Presence every
moment of the life that remains to me. For that I would be willing, I
think, to suffer all the pains imaginable till judgment day, if only I
should not have to leave His sacred presence."
"Holy Hour Of Reparation" Prayerbook
Jesus speaking to St. Margaret -
"Make Reparation for the ingratitude of men. Spend an hour in prayer to
appease divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor Me, to
console Me for My bitter suffering when abandoned by My Apostles, when
they did not WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME."
Other St. Margaret Mary Alacque Eucharistic Adoration Quotes
"One just soul can attain pardon for a thousand sinners."
"My greatest happiness is to be before the Blessed Sacrament, where my heart is, as
it were, in Its center."
"O all ye holy angels, who, by your adoration in our churches, make up for
the little love which your God and our Savior receives from men,
obtain for us the grace to comprehend, a little, the love of Jesus
Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament."
"When we pray before the Blessed Sacrament, we should often take time to
think about how much Jesus loves us and suffered for us. Jesus’ holy
passion and death should fill us with joy and wisdom to help us love
as He did."
"I could have spent whole days and nights there (in Eucharistic Adoration), without eating or
drinking, and without knowing what I was doing, except that I was
being consumed in His presence like a burning taper, in order to
return Him love for love."
"Today the Lord wants you to honor His life wholly
given to us in the Blessed Sacrament. You must be as a burning candle
with no other desire than to be consumed in His honor. Surrender
yourself to the Mercy of Providence and let Him do with you according to
His designs."
"Today you will be the Sulamitess, the
spouse of the Well-Beloved who wishes to honor the Life of love of Jesus
Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Thus you must attend carefully
surrendering yourself pure and innocent to please this Divine Spouse."
Jesus
speaking to St. Margaret Mary - "I so ardently thirst to be loved by men in
the Most Blessed Sacrament that this thirst devours Me..."
