19th Century Saints
Quotes On
The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration
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St. Mary Hermina Grivot (1866 to 1900)
Martyr and Nun of the Franciscan Missionaries Of Mary
"(Eucharistic) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is half my life. The other
half consists in loving Jesus and winning souls for Him."
(Source: CatholicSaints.Info website
- https://catholicsaints.info/)
St. Joseph Ma Taishun (1840 to 1900)
Martyr,
Catechist, and practiced medicine"O Jesus, humbly kneeling in
Your Presence, and united with all the faithful on earth and the saints in
heaven, I adore You, true God and true Man, here present in the Holy
Eucharist."
St. Sharbel Makhluf (1828 to 1898)
Maronite
Catholic Priest and Hermit in LebanonDo we ever
consider taking one of the tougher hours of our Eucharistic Adoration
program - that is the night (early morning) hours? Many of our Saints
considered these tougher hours the most rewarding. St. Sharbel had a great
devotion to the Eucharist and would spend 11 hours at night in Eucharist
Adoration before saying Mass in the morning.
St. Therese of Lisieux (1873 to 1897)
Doctor of the Church and Carmelite Nun"Do you
realize that Jesus is there in the Blessed Sacrament expressly for you, for
you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart."
"Frequently, only
silence can express my prayer. However, this Divine Guest of the tabernacle
understands all, even the silence of a child's soul filled with gratitude.
When I am before the tabernacle, I can say only one thing to Our Lord:
'My God, you know that I love you' and I feel my prayer does not tire
Jesus."
(Source: 6 Places To Get Motivation When Mission
Is To Heavy
- Click Here)
"To bear the exile of this valley of tears I need the glance of my Divine Savior. This glance full of
love has revealed its charms to me. It has made me sense the happiness of
Heaven. My Jesus smiles at me when I sigh to Him. Then I no longer feel my
trial of faith. My God’s Glance, His ravishing Smile, That is Heaven for
me!"
(Source: 6 Places To Get Motivation When Mission
Is To Heavy
- Click Here)
"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."
(Source: "Story of a
Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux" book)
"O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all
my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To
sacrifice myself in silence, to wait for Heaven in peace. Keeping
myself open to the rays of the Divine Host, In this furnace of love, I shall
be consumed, And like a seraphim, Lord, I shall love You."
(Source: Our Lady of Guadalupe Adoration website
- http://ologadoration.org/en_US/)
"O Jesus, I want to be fascinated by Your gaze."
(Source: I Want to See God blog
- https://theholyfaceofjesus.wordpress.com/)
"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."
Ven. Andrew Beltrami (1870 to 1897)
Salesian Priest"Wherever I may be I will often
think of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I will fix my thoughts on the holy
Tabernacle — even when I happen to wake up at night — adoring Him from where
I am, calling to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, offering up to Him the
action I am performing. I will install one telegraph cable from my study to
the church, another from my bedroom, and a third from our refectory; and as
often as I can, I will send messages of love to Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament
."
(Source: Extraordinary Year of Mercy - The
Follow-Through facebook page
- Click Here)
St. Caterina Volpicelli (1839 to 1894)
Foundress of the Congregation Of The Servants Of The Sacred
HeartWith
a great devotion to the
Eucharist, and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Caterina founded the
Congregation Of The Servants Of the Sacred Heart and, at the request of Pope
Leo XII, built a shrine in Ponticelli Italy for adoration and reparation.
Throughout her life she strongly supported Eucharistic Adoration and took
part in the first National Eucharistic Congress in Italy in 1891.
St. Conrad of Parzham (1818 to 1894)
German Franciscan lay brother
St. Conrads Prayer of Adoration - " I have come to spend a few moments with
You, O Jesus and in spirit I prostrate myself in the dust before Your Holy
Tabernacle to adore you, my Lord and God in deepest humility. Once more, a
day has come to it's close, dear Jesus, another day which brings me nearer
to the grave and my beloved heavenly home. Once more, O Jesus, my heart
longs for You, the true Bread of Life, which contains all sweetness and
relish. O my Jesus, mercifully grant me pardon for the faults and
ingratitude of this day and come to me, to refresh my poor heart which longs
for You. As the heart pants for the waters, as the parched earth longs for
the dew of Heaven, even so does my poor heart long for You. You Fount of
Life. I love You O Jesus, I hope in You, I love You and out of love for
You, I regret sincerely all my sins. May Your peace and Your benediction be
mine, now and always and for all eternity. Amen!"
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
Ven. Louis of Trelles (1819 to 1891)
Layman, Spanish Jurist, Founder of the Spanish Nocturnal Association
In 1862 Louis started to devlelop a deep affection for Eucharistic
Adoration. He, in 1868, became the head a national organization for
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. This led to him organizing the first vigil of the Spanish Nocturnal (Eucharistic)
Adoration in Madrid in 1877. Until his death in 1891, Luis de Trelles dedicated
himself to promoting and organizing new sections and shifts of Nocturnal
Adoration, achieving its diffusion throughout Spain, for which he is
considered an Apostle of the Eucharist in the 19th century.
(Source: Wikipedia Spanish website
- https://es.wikipedia.org/)
Bl. Cardinal John Henry
Newman (1801 to 1890)
Cardinal deacon of San
Giorgia in Velabro basilica church in Rome"It is such an
incomprehensible blessing to have Christ in bodily presence in one’s house,
within one’s walls...To know that He is close by - to be able to visit Him,
again and again, throughout the day..."
(Source: St. John's Seminary on Facebook
- Click Here)
“I did not know, or did not observe, the tabernacle Lamp – but now after
tasting of the awful delight of worshipping God in His Temple, how
unspeakably cold is the idea of a Temple without that Divine Presence! One
is tempted to say what is the meaning, what is the use of it?...
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
St. Damien The Leper (1840 to 1889)
Missionary Priest"It is in the Blessed Sacrament that we find
strength. Without my daily Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament, I could
not have lasted one single day."
(Source: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Clayton MO
website - Click Here)
"Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is
the most tender of friends with souls who seek to please Him. His
goodness knows how to proportion itself to the smallest of His creatures as
to the greatest of them. Be not afraid then in your solitary
conversations, to tell Him of your miseries, your fears, your worries, of
those who are dear to you, of your projects, and of your hopes. Do so
with confidence and with an open heart."
(Source: Ignatian Spirituality: Set the World
Ablaze blog - https://predmore.blogspot.com/)
Bl. Marie-Therese De Soubiran
(1835 to 1889)
Foundress of the Sisters Of
Mary AuxilatriceBlessed Marie-Therese of Soubiran found
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament so important that she not only urged
daily adoration for all but also urged one to prepare well for their visits
before our beloved Lord. To the Sisters she was in charge of she wrote: "The
Sisters must realize that to help them become saints, it is necessary to
pray at night in order to obtain graces for the following day. The Sisters
should use each day to prepare themselves for their night adoration."
St. Mary Joseph Rosello (1811 to 1888)
Founder of the Daughters Of Our Lady Of Mercy"Go to Jesus. He
loves you and is waiting for you to give you many graces. He is on the altar
surrounded by angels adoring and praying. Let them make some room for you
and join them in doing what they do."
(Source: Lord I Will Trust In You blog - https://iwilltrustinyou.org/)
Bl. Mother Maria of Jesus Deluil-Martinyo (1841 to 1884)
Apostle of the Sacred Heart devotion and foundress of Association Of The
Gaurd Of Honour Of The Sacred HeartCan we volunteer to cover
just one hour a week at our local adoration program to make up for the sins
of the world? Our beloved Lord asks this of all souls, and much more,
thru Blessed Maria of Jesus. During her long hours in Eucharistic
Adoration every night our Lord made her understand that He was waiting for
souls who would offer Him perpetual homage of reparation for the most subtle
wounds made in His Sacred Heart.
"At all times let us
keep our gaze fixed lovingly on the divine Victim being immolated on the
altar. And let us allow ourselves to be immolated at the same time. Weeping
before the altars that are the object of indifference or profanation, may we
love and make up for the coldness of those who do not know how to return
love for love."
(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)
Bishop Louis Gaston Adrien of Segur
(1820 to 1881)
French
Bishop and organizer of the first formal 1881 Eucharistic Congress
Do we hestitate to volunteer for a specific hour of Eucharistic Adoration
for just once a week at our local Adoration Chapel?All of our Saints
spent many hours a week in Adoration of our beloved Lord, where they would
renew their strength, including Bishop Louis Gaston Adrien who would spend
two hours every night in Eucharistic Adoration.
St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844 to
1879)
The Mother of God appeared to her many
times at Lourdes France"The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul
in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words, ‘Come all you who
are sick, I will restore your health’."
(Source: Saint Quotes blog - https://saintquotes.tumblr.com/)
“When you pass by the chapel
and haven’t time to stop, tell your Guardian Angel to take your messages to
Our Lord in the tabernacle. He will take them and then have time to catch up
with you"
(Source: Frances Steele pinterest page - Click Here)
Bl. Marguerite Bays (1815 to 1879)
Stigmatist
and LaywomenDo we volunteer to cover an hour of Eucharistic
Adoration at our local parish? This is what turns common Christians into
great Saints. Virtually all the future saints did this, such as Blessed
Marguerite who spent her whole life in the neighborhood she was born in. She
had an immense love for Jesus in the Eucharist, before which she spent long
hours in adoration at her local parish. She lived constantly in God's
presence.
St.
Jeanne Jugan (1792 to 1879)
Foundress of the
Little Sisters Of The Poor"Go and find Him when your patience
and strength run out and you feel alone and helpless. Jesus is waiting for
you in the chapel. Say to Him, 'Jesus, you know exactly what is going on.
You are all I have, and you know all things. Come to my help.' And then go,
and don’t worry about how you are going to manage. That you have told God
about it is enough. He has a good memory."
(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation blog - Click Here)
St. Catherine Laboure (1806 to 1876)
The
Mother of God appeared to her requesting the Miraculous MedalThe
Blessed Virgin speaking to St. Catherine - "Come to the foot of the altar.
Graces will be shed on all, great and little, especially upon those who seek
for them."
(Source: Pray The Holy Rosary Daily facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/DailyRosary/) "Whenever I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence
of our good Lord, and I say to him, ‘Lord, I am here. Tell me what you would
have me to do’ . . . And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I
tell him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God
will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and
listen. God always speaks to you when you approach him plainly and simply."
(Source: Pray The Holy Rosary Daily facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/DailyRosary/)
Venerable Leo Dupont (1806 to 1876)
Known as
Apostle Of The Holy FaceBesides promoting devotion to the
Holy Face of Jesus Venerable Leo promoted Eucharistic Adoration just as
vigorously. In 1849 he helped set up night Eucharistic Adoration in Tours
France and had a strong desire that this be established in every parish
throughout the world: "When shall we see Our Lord honored day and night in
every parish through the Catholic world? I love to cherish the hope!" He
often would go and help establish this nocturnal adoration at various
parishes.
(Source: City a Desert blog - https://cassianus.tumblr.com/)
"How short, above all, seems the (Eucharistic Adoration)
hour which has fallen to our lot!...Some (read books) or simply say their
rosaries, but the greater number place themselves as suppliants at the feet
of our Lord, speak to Him, and receive good thoughts from Him; these last
find the hour exceedingly short."
(Source: City a Desert blog - https://cassianus.tumblr.com/)
Ven. Augustine Mary Of The Most Blessed Sacrament (1820 to 1871)
Carmelite Priest who had a great devotion to the Eucharist
"Yes, I am happy, perfectly happy; and do you wish to know where I find true
happiness? At the feet of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,..."
(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)
"I
would strongly urge that, even as the Magdalene anointed the Lord’s feet
with tears and perfumed oil, you too would pour out the perfume of constant
prayer and contemplation at the foot of the tabernacle. I should like the
Eucharist to become a burning flame for your soul, so that, immersed in that
flame, it might emerge burning with love and great-heartedness. I should
like to see this eucharistic altar, on which Jesus is sacrificed, accept
your offering too, so that you may become a victim of love, whose perfume
rises to the throne of the Eternal God!"
(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)
St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807 to 1870)
Founder of Claretians and Archbishop in Santiago Cuba"The faith
I have when I am in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is so strong that
I find it impossible to express what I feel….When the time comes to leave I
must force myself to overcome the inclination to prolong my stay with
Jesus."
(Source: Daily TV Mass facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/dailytvmass/)
St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (1796
to 1868)
Founderess of the Sisters Of The
Good Sheperd
"To speak of the Blessed
Sacrament is to speak of what is most sacred. How often, when we are in a
state of distress, those to whom we look for help leave us; or what is
worse, add to our affliction by heaping fresh troubles upon us. He is ever
there waiting to help us."
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)"The Blessed Sacrament is the first and
supreme object of our worship. We must preserve in the depths of our hearts
a constant and uninterrupted, profound adoration of this precious pledge of
Divine Love."
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
"Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
devotion to the Blessed Virgin – these are three inseparable devotions we
should lovingly cultivate and which will ensure the perfection of the good
works we have undertaken as well as our eternal happiness."
"Draw
near to our Lord, thoroughly aware of you own nothingness and you may hope
all things from His Goodness and Mercy. Never forget that Jesus Christ is no
less generous in the Blessed Sacrament than He was during His mortal life on
earth."
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
"We must preserve, in the depths of our hearts, a constant and
uninerrupted, profound adoration, of this precious pledge of Divine Love."
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos
(1819 to 1867)
Religious, priest and
missionary Blessed Francis often visited the Blessed Sacrament
especially as a priest when he often prayed long hours during the night.
Known as the "cheerful aesthetic," he spent himself for souls, ministering
to the sick and suffering.
St. Maria Michaela Desmaisieres
(1809 to 1865)
Foundress of Handmaids Of The
Blessed Sacrament And Of CharityWhen volunteering to cover an
hour of Eucharistic Adoration the Saints considered the most difficult hours
the most rewarding and would stay in adoration as long as possible. St.
Maria Michaela would spend entire nights in adoration before the Most
Blessed Sacrament and became one of the Church's strongest promoters of
Eucharistic Adoration.
Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman (1802 to
1865)
Archbishop of Westminster England
"A visit to the Blessed Sacrament declares at once the simple, hearty,
practical belief in the real presence of Christ, a plain conviction, a
meeting with God face to face."
(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)
Fr. Frederick William Faber (1814
to 1863)
Theologian and famous Catholic
author"Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all
devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All others gather round
it, and group themselves there as satellites; for others celebrate his
mysteries; this is Himself. It is the universal devotion. No one can be
without it, in order to be a Christian. How can a man be a Christian who
does not worship the living Presence of Christ?"
(Source: Quote Master website - https://www.quotemaster.org/)
St. Gabriel Possenti (1838 to 1862)
Passionate Brother"There is more sweetness in one hour of prayer
before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament than in all the world's crowded
theaters, and brilliant drawing rooms, and giddy diversions, and social
gatherings."
(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)
St. Eugene De Mazeno (1782 to 1861)
French
Bishop & founded Missionary Oblates Of Mary Immaculate"I wish I
could pass my life at the foot of the holy tabernacles in which our adorable
Savior dwells."
(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)
St. John Neumann
(1811 to 1860)
Bishop in Philadelphia
and first American Bishop to be canonized"How much I love you, O
my Jesus. I wish to love you with my whole heart; yet I do not love you
enough. My lack of devotion and my sloth make me anxious. I have one desire,
that of being near you in the Blessed Sacrament. You are the sweet
bridegroom of my soul. My Jesus, my love, my all, gladly would I endure
hunger, thirst, heat, and cold to remain always with you in the Blessed
Sacrament."
(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/) Jesus speaking to St. John Neumann on establishing Forty
Hours Devotion - "(I shall) pour out my grace in the Blessed Sacrament
without prejudice to My honor. Fear no profanation, therefore; hesitate no
longer to carry out your design for my glory".
(Source: Savior.org - http://www.savior.org/)
St. Nimatullah
Youssef Kassab Al-Hardini (1808 to 1858)
Lebanese
Monk, Priest and Scholar (Feast day Dec. 14)"Nimatullah was
especially noted for his love of the Blessed Sacrament. During his free time
- frequently at the sacrifice of sleep - he was often found in the chapel on
his knees, arms raised in the form of a cross and eyes fixed on the
tabernacle.."
(Source - Vatican Website -
http://www.vatican.va)
St. Dominic Savio
(1842 to 1857)
He became the youngest
non-martyr to be canonized a Saint"I need nothing in this world
in order to be happy. I only need to see Jesus in Heaven whom I now see and
adore on the altar with the eyes of faith."
(Source - St. John Cantius Church Instagram page -
Click Here)
"Do you want many graces?
Go and visit the Blessed Sacrament often. Do you want few graces? Visit the
Blessed
Sacrament rarely. Do you want none at all? Then never pay a visit
to the Blessed Sacrament."
(Source: Eucharistic
Adoration Canada website –
https://eucharisticadorationcanada.com)
St. Theodore Guerin (1798 to 1856)
Founder of
Sisters Of Providence Of Saint-Mary-Of-The-Woods"If we truly
knew how to appreciate it [the Holy Eucharist], it alone would fortify and
sustain us."
(Source: The Holy Rosary Site
website –
http://holyrosarysite.com/)
St.
Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 to 1852)
Founder of the Society Of The Sacred HeartSt. Rose spent hours
before the Blessed Sacrament in adoration. Sometimes her prayer would go
long into the nighttime hours spending 6 to 8 hours before the Blessed
Sacrament.
Bl. Marie
Rose Durocher (1811 to
1849)
Foundress of the Sisters
Of The Holy Names Of Jesus And MaryWhen we are puzzled or need
some consolation in life where do we go? Blessed Marie Durocher's answer was
to go before our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration. She would advise people to
"Ask Our Lady to help you. Ask her to entreat her Son to let you know what
you should do." Blessed Marie herself would spend many hours in adoration
before our beloved Lord.
St.
Marcellin Champagnat (1789 to 1840)
Founder
of the Marist Brothers"It is for us that, during eighteen
hundred years, our divine Savior has remained day and night on our altars,
that we may have recourse to Him in all our needs; and nothing so much
afflicts His divine Heart as our ingratitude for such a favor, and our
neglect to visit Him and ask His blessing."
(Source: St. Kieran Catholic Church 6/4/2012 bulletin –
Click Here)
"If we knew how
profitable those visits are, we should be constantly prostrate before the
altar. The Saints understood this truth; they knew that Jesus Christ is the
source of all grace, and whenever they encountered any difficulty or wished
to obtain any particular favor, they ran to Jesus Christ in the Blessed
Sacrament."
(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of
Contemplation blog –
Click Here)
"St. Francis Xavier, St. Francis Regis and others spent
whole hours during the day and, frequently, a great part of the night at the
foot of the altar; it was in these long interviews with Jesus Christ that
they advanced the good works they had in hand, converted sinners, and
obtained success in all their undertakings for the glory of God and their
own sanctification."
(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of
Contemplation blog –
Click Here)
Bl. Anna
Maria Taigi (1769 to 1837)
Mother and a great
Mystic of the 19th CenturyAnna Maria Taigi, one of the great
mystics of the 19th century, achieved her sanctification by living the
ordinary life of wife and mother in a spirit of Christian mission and
compliance with God’s will. Her daily attendance at Mass and daily multiple
visits to the most Blessed Sacrament were among the sources of her intense
spiritual life.
Ven. Bruno Lanteri (1759 to 1830)
Priest and Founder of Oblates of the Virgin Mary The
Reverend Fr. Lanteri was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, and so
always wanted it kept in the internal chapel of our house in Pinerolo, which
was next to his own room. And in order to adore the Blessed Sacrament more
frequently, he had a small window made from his room looking onto the altar
of this chapel, and through it was in almost continual adoration during his
last illness, since this window was situated directly in front of the bed
where he lay.
(Source: Venerable Bruno Lanteri website -
https://www.omvusa.org/bruno-lanteri/)
He (Ven. Bruno Lanteri) is irresistibly drawn to Christ in the
Eucharist. Devout celebration of Mass and the visit to the Blessed
Sacrament were daily spiritual element of his entire life. As one disciple
who knew him well affirms, “The vivacity of his faith was visible in the
expression of his face as he spent long hours in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament where he often recited the Divine Office and meditated at length”
(Positio, 621). His years of forced exile from Turin (1811-1814) and the
last months of his life (1830) were times of especially intense and almost
uninterrupted Eucharistic adoration.
(Source: Venerable Bruno Lanteri
website -
https://www.omvusa.org/bruno-lanteri/)
Bl. Domenico Lentini (1770 to 1828)
Italian Priest who was known as "An Angel of the Altar"
One of the easiest ways to go to Heaven is to spend much time in Eucharistic
Adoration. All of the Saints knew this such as Blessed Lentini who would
spend hours adoring the Blessed Sacrament besides saying Mass with great
fervor. Your local Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration program needs you to
follow Blessed Lentini's example of adoration and volunteer to cover an hour
a week before our beloved Lord.
Blessed Lentini would spend long
hours in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and celebrated the Eucharist
with such intense participation that his contemporaries called him "an angel
at the altar".
(Source: Catholic World Info
website -
https://www.catholicworld.info/)
Bl. Mary Magdalene Of The
Incarnation (1770 to 1824)Foundress of the
Perpetual Adorers Of The Blessed SacramentBlessed Mary Magdalene
was called by Jesus directly when He told her, "I have chosen you to
establish the work of perpetual adorers who, day and night, will offer me
their humble adoration...". She spent her whole life adoring Jesus in the
Eucharist. Can we also follow Jesus wishes and commit just one hour a week
out of our lives in adoring our beloved Lord?
(Source of Quote: Vatican website -
https://www.vatican.va)
"May Jesus be known,
loved and adored by all, and be in every moment the receiver of thanksgiving
in the most holy and most divine sacrament."
(Source:
Ana StPaul pinterest page -
https://sk.pinterest.com/Anastpaul/)
St. Anthony of Saint Ann Galvao (1739 to 1822)
Fransiscan Friar in Brazil renownwed for his healing powers
"Let us give thanks to God for the lasting benefits obtained through the
powerful evangelizing influence that the Holy Spirit impressed
upon so many souls through Frei Galvão. The Franciscan charism, lived out in
the spirit of the Gospel, has borne significant fruits through his witness
as an ardent adorer of the Eucharist, as a prudent and wise guide of the
souls who sought his counsel, and as a man with a great devotion to the
Immaculate Conception of Mary, whose "son and perpetual servant" he
considered himself to be... When we contemplate the Lord at Mass, raised up
by the priest after the consecration of the bread and wine, or when we
devoutly adore him exposed in the monstrance, we renew our faith with
profound humility, as Frei Galvão did in "
laus perennis", in a
constant attitude of adoration." (Pope Benedict XVI, May 11, 2007 homily during St. Anthony canonization)
(Source of Quote: Vatican website -
https://www.vatican.va)
St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 to 1821)
Founder of
the Sisters Of Charity in the United States"How sweet, the
presence of Jesus to the longing and harassed soul! He is instant peace and
balm to every wound."
(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)
"There is a mystery, the greatest of all
mysteries—not that my adored Lord is in the Blessed Sacrament of the
Altar—His word has said it, and what so simple as to take that word which is
truth itself?—but that souls of His own creation, whom He gave His life to
save, who are endowed with His choicest gifts in all things else, should
remain blind, insensible, and deprived of that light without which every
other blessing is unavailing!"
(Source: Love Crucified website - https://www.lovecrucified.com/)
“Unite me to yourself, O adorable
victim, life-giving heavenly bread, feed me, sanctify me, reign in me,
transform me to yourself, live in me, and let me live in you, let me adore
you."
(Source: Lynn's Timeless Treasures A Catholic
Store Speaks blog - http://lynnstimelesstreasures.blogspot.com/)