"It is certain that if we had the happiness of many saints to whom God showed Himself, sometimes as an infant in the manger, sometimes on the Cross, we would be penetrated with a very great reverence for Him. But He is not less present with us under the sacramental veil." Source: St. John [...]
Before so great a sacrament, the faithful can only echo humbly and with ardent faith the words of the Centurion: ""Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea"" (""Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and [...]
"You are at Adoration, and you experience great joy. You might, indeed, enjoy it, but you prefer to sacrifice it to Our Lord, and you begin to meditate on His Passion. Oh! this is the most agreeable thing you can offer Him for is there anything sweeter and more lawful than the spiritual joys of [...]
"He is there, in the sacrament of His love, sighing, and interceding with His Father for sinners, and He asks that we pray for their salvation." Source: St. John Vianney, The Meditations of the Curé D’Ars
"Ah, my Jesus, for love of me Thou dwellest in the Sacrament of the Altar. Could I, then, do so, my desire would be to remain night and day in Thy presence." Source: St. Alphonsus Liguori, Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament
"It (Eucharist) was instituted not for satisfaction, but for nourishing spiritually through union between Christ and His members, as nourishment is united with the person nourished. But because this union is the effect of charity, from the fervor of which man obtains forgiveness, not only of guilt but also of punishment, hence it is that [...]
"The altar, around which the Church is gathered in the celebration of the Eucharist, represents the two aspects of the same mystery: the altar of the sacrifice and the table of the Lord. This is all the more so since the Christian altar is the symbol of Christ himself, present in the midst of the [...]
"The personal relationship which the individual believer establishes with Jesus present in the Eucharist constantly points beyond itself to the whole communion of the Church and nourishes a fuller sense of membership in the Body of Christ." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS (Sacrament of Charity), 2/22/2007
"He is hidden there, waiting for us to come to visit Him and to make our requests. He wishes to see us near Him, to tell us that He loves us, and wishes to load us with good things." Source: St. John Vianney, The Meditations of the Curé D’Ars
"The Second Vatican Council recalled: 'Priests act especially in the person of Christ as ministers of holy things, especially in the Sacrifice of the Mass' (PO 13) and that without a priest there can be no Eucharistic sacrifice." Source: Pope St. John Paul II, General Audience, June 9, 1993