"In the depths of eucharistic worship we find a continual echo of the sacraments a Christian initiation: baptism and confirmation. Where better is there expressed the truth that we are not only "called God's children" but "that is what we are" by virtue of the sacrament of Baptism, if not precisely in the fact that [...]
"PRAYER, incessant prayer, otherwise called the habit of prayer, is necessary for every Christian... We can do no good, practice no virtue without prayer, which obtains for us the grace of goodness and virtue. Prayer is the foundation of all the virtues, and faith itself, the beginning of justice, it but the exercise of prayer." [...]
"The Eucharist is also the sacrifice of praise by which the Church sings the glory of God in the name of all creation. This sacrifice of praise is possible only through Christ: he unites the faithful to his person, to his praise, and to his intercession, so that the sacrifice of praise to the Father [...]
"Yet the requirements of justice must be safeguarded, with due consideration for the way in which the capital was generated and the harm to individuals that will result if it is not used where it was produced." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"O Eternal Word made man, and present for my sake in this Sacrament, what joy should be mine now that I stand in Thy presence, who art my God, who art Infinite Majesty and Infinite Goodness, and hast so tender an affection for my soul! Ye souls who love God, wherever you may be, either [...]
"Repose allows us to contemplate the little things we do in their relationship to the vast things which alone can give them worth and meaning. It reminds us that all actions get their worth from God: 'worship' means admitting 'worth.'" Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998. [...]
"The accidents continue in this sacrament without a subject. This can be done by Divine power: for since an effect depends more upon the first cause than on the second, God Who is the first cause both of substance and accident, can by His unlimited power preserve an accident in existence when the substance is [...]
"Observe the earnestness of the Magi in seeking Jesus Christ in the manger. See holy Magdalen, as she eagerly seeks the risen Saviour. Do you seek Jesus Christ with the same desire, the same ardour, and nothing will hinder you from receiving Him. Long to communicate because there is nothing so great as the Eucharist. [...]
"Either to seek or to shun society is a fault in one striving to lead a devout life in the world, such as I am now speaking of. To shun society implies indifference and contempt for one’s neighbors; and to seek it savors of idleness and uselessness." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to [...]
"Today, I was talking with the Lord, and He said to me, 'There are souls with whom I can do nothing. They are souls that are continuously observing others, but know nothing of what is going on within their own selves. They talk about others continually, even during this of grand silence, which is reserved [...]