"Oh, how fortunate you shall be to be able to receive every day this divine Sacrament, to hold this God of Love in your hands and place Him in your own heart! I desire but this one grace, and long to be consumed like a burning candle in His holy Presence every moment of the [...]
"Oh, could I but always remain in Thy Presence, to adore Thee, and to make Thee acts of love! Arouse, I beseech Thee, my soul, when through tepidity or worldly affairs it neglects to visit Thee. Enkindle in me a great desire always to remain near Thee in this Sacrament." Source: St. Alphonsus Liguori, [...]
"Joseph was only too happy when, as the sacred Scripture tells us, God descended by His grace into his prison to comfort him: 'She went down with him into the pit, and in bands she left him not' (Wisd. x. 13). But we are yet more highly favoured; for we have always with us in [...]
"O God, O incomprehensible ocean of love, since Thy condescension towards us is so great, that in order to dwell near us Thou descendest upon our altars, I propose often to visit Thee; I am determined, as often as I possibly can, to enjoy Thy most sweet Presence, which is the beatitude of the saints [...]
"All actions have a right to be performed well... They ought to be all Eucharistic, made with Eucharistic grace and love, and on the model of the Eucharist. You ought to perform manual labor as well as you do Adoration or Communion, because your actions derive their merit from the Master who commands them, and [...]
"Do not then be surprised that so many holy people have spent their life in His house, day and night, they could not tear themselves away from His presence. They are like the good Monsieur de Vidaud. He used to get up early and go to adore the Blessed Sacrament, as soon as the church [...]
"The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration [...]
"Faith in and love for the Eucharist cannot allow Christ's presence in the tabernacle to remain alone (cf. CCC 1418). Already in the Old Testament we read that God dwelt in a 'tent' (or 'tabernacle'), which was called the '"meeting tent' (Ex 33:7). The meeting was desired by God." Source: Pope St. John Paul [...]
"It is sweet to every one to be in the company of a dear friend: and shall we not find it sweet, in this valley of tears, to remain in the company of the best Friend we have, and who can do us every kind of good; who loves us with the most tender affection, [...]
"Remember how, at the selfsame time, many religious and other devout persons were kneeling before God, praying or praising Him. Was not their time better spent than yours?" Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.