Daily Eucharist Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"Man has a soul, as well as a body. The spiritual part of him demands a food which is above the material and the physical and the biological." Source: Ven. Fulton Sheen, These are the Sacraments
"Man has a soul, as well as a body. The spiritual part of him demands a food which is above the material and the physical and the biological." Source: Ven. Fulton Sheen, These are the Sacraments
"Oh, what awesome mysteries take place during Mass! A great mystery is accomplished in the Holy Mass. With what great devotion should we listen to and take part in this death of Jesus. One day we will know what God is doing for us in each Mass, and what sort of gift He is preparing [...]
"The power of this sacrament can be considered in two ways. First of all, in itself: and thus this sacrament has from Christ's Passion the power of forgiving all sins, since the Passion is the fount and cause of the forgiveness of sins. Secondly, it can be considered in comparison with the recipient of the [...]
"Loving souls can find no greater delight than to be in the company of those whom they love. If we, then, love Jesus Christ much, behold we are now in His presence. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament sees us and hears us: shall we, then, say nothing to Him? Let us console ourselves in His [...]
"Love keeps Him there [in the Blessed Sacrament] as a victim completely and perpetually delivered over to sacrifice for the glory of the Father and for our salvation. Unite yourself with Him, then, in all that you do." Source: St. Margaret Mary (Visitation Monastery)
"It is like the good bishop who was here the other day. Everyone jostled him. Ah! if they had known that he was a bishop! Ah well! because Our Lord does not let us see Him in the Blessed Sacrament in all His majesty you stand here without respect, and nevertheless, it is He. He [...]
"The Angelic Doctor also notes that the 'effect of this sacrament is the unity of the mystical body [the Church], without which there can be no salvation. Therefore it is necessary to receive the Eucharist, at least by desire (in voto), in order to be saved' (III, q. 73, a. 1, ad 2). These words [...]
"I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; and I desire the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life." Source: St. Ignatius [...]
"Receiving the Eucharist means adoring him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS (Sacrament of Charity), 2/22/2007
"Most amiable Jesus, I hear Thee say from this tabernacle in which Thou art present, 'This is my rest for ever and ever; here will I dwell, for I have chosen it' (Ps. cxxxi. 14). Since, then, Thou hast chosen Thy dwelling on our altars in the midst of us, remaining there in the Most [...]