“It is not just while the Sacrifice is being offered and the Sacrament is being confected, but also after the Sacrifice has been offered and the Sacrament confected — while the Eucharist is reserved in churches or oratories — that Christ is truly Emmanuel, which […]
“As this broken bread, once dispersed over the hills, was brought together and became one loaf, so may thy Church be brought together from the ends of the earth into thy kingdom.”— The Didache At the Last Supper Jesus offers a special prayer for his […]
“I do not fear death or torture. I do not know why you would kill me. I come here to confirm the peace and show you the way to heaven.” — Isaac Jogues to his Mohawk torturers On August 1, 1642, Fr. Isaac Jogues was […]
“But seest Thou these stones in this parched and barren wilderness? Turn them into bread, and mankind will run after Thee like a flock of sheep, grateful and obedient, though forever trembling, lest Thou withdraw Thy hand and deny them Thy bread.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky […]
“Receive the food, sweet as honey, of the Savior of the Saints, eat to satiety … you hold the Ichthys (Fish) in the palms of your hands. Please, give the fish, Lord and Savior as food.” — Autun Inscription There’s an ancient Christian custom which […]
“We go eat of this fruit of the tree of life because Jesus told us to. … He took upon himself our humanity that we might share in his divinity. We are nourished by his flesh that we may grow to be other Christs.” — […]
“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament. … There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.” — […]
“Good friends find pleasure in one another’s company. Let us know pleasure in the company of our best Friend, a friend who can do everything for us, a friend who loves us beyond measure. Here in the Blessed Sacrament we can talk to him straight […]
“Obey the bishop and the presbytery with an undivided mind, breaking one and the same bread, which is the medicine of immortality, and the antidote to prevent us from dying, but [which causes] that we should live forever in Jesus Christ.” — St. Ignatius of […]
“Everyone is interested in marriage. If the human heart does not have enough love in its heart, it seeks out those who are in love. The most famous marriage in history was at Cana, because Our Blessed Lord was present there.” — Servant of God […]