"It is written (1 Cor. 11:29): 'He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself': and a gloss of the same passage makes the following commentary: 'He eats and drinks unworthily who is in the state of sin, or who handles (the sacrament) irreverently; and such a one eats and drinks judgment, [...]
"And meanwhile, for the most part, we come to church without reverence, without love of God, without knowing even what we have come to do. Some let their minds and hearts dwell on a thousand worldly matters. Others are there reluctantly and are bored. There are some who scarcely kneel whilst a God pours out [...]
"For you who are not priests, my brethren, but who are, however, adorers, you ought to talk among yourselves of the Blessed Sacrament and of all that relates to Its honor. Speak of It before strangers, preach It in some sort in your conversation. Where is the artisan who does not frequently speak of his [...]
At every celebration of the Eucharist, we are spiritually brought back to the paschal Triduum: to the events of the evening of Holy Thursday, to the Last Supper and to what followed it. Source: Pope St. John Paul II, General Audience, September 13, 1989
"Father Francis Olimpio, the Theatine, used to say, that there was nothing on earth which enkindled such ardent flames of Divine love in the hearts of men as the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Hence our Lord showed Himself to St. Catharine of Sienna in this Blessed Sacrament as a furnace of love, from [...]
"In this sacrament we may consider both that from which it derives its effect, namely, Christ contained in it, as also His Passion represented by it; and that through which it works its effect, namely, the use of the sacrament, and its species. Now as to both of these it belongs to this sacrament to [...]
"In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; eucharistic adoration is simply the natural consequence of the eucharistic celebration, which is itself the Church's supreme act of adoration." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS (Sacrament of Charity), 2/22/2007
"When we come from Holy Communion if someone asked us: What are you bringing into your house? You would be able to say: I am bringing heaven. It is really true, but we have not sufficient faith. We do not understand our dignity. When we leave the altar rails we are as happy as the [...]
"Now nothing can be better adapted to promote a renewal of the strength and fervor of faith in the human mind than the mystery of the Eucharist." Source: Pope Leo XIII, MIRAE CARITATIS: ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST, May 28, 1902
"Lord, who will presume to approach Thee to feed upon Thy flesh? And who, on the other hand, can keep at a distance from Thee? For this purpose Thou concealest Thyself in the consecrated Host, that Thou mayest enter into us and possess our hearts. Thou burnest with the desire of being received by us, [...]