Blessed Sacrament Quotes

Every time we look at the Blessed Sacrament our place in heaven is raised forever.

Gertrude the Great

Blessed, Forever, Heaven

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I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God.

Pope John Paul II

Christian, Blessed, Eucharistic Adoration

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The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words, 'Come all you who are sick, I will restore your health.'

Bernadette Soubirous

Light, Appreciate, Sick

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Our soul can find in the Blessed Sacrament all the joys and consolations it desires.

Teresa of Avila

Blessed, Joy, Soul

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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.

Therese of Lisieux

Prayer, Silence, Eucharistic Adoration

St. Therese of Lisieux (2014). “Letters of St. Therese of LIsieux, Volume II: General Correspondence 1890-1897”, p.56, ICS Publications

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It is not to remain in a golden ciborium that He comes down each day from Heaven, but to find another Heaven, the Heaven of our soul in which He takes delight.

Therese of Lisieux

Heaven, Soul, Golden

St. Therese of Lisieux (1915). “Thoughts of Saint Thérèse”, p.72, TAN Books

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When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now.

Mother Teresa

Jesus, Love You, Holy Eucharist

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In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence

Teresa of Avila

Jesus, Blessed, Holy Eucharist

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Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete

Pope John Paul II

Jesus, Order, Together

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Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you- for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart... don't listen to the demon, laugh at him, and go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love.

Therese of Lisieux

Faith, Jesus, Heart

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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, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Faith, Blessed, Romance

J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.53, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament.

Saint Augustine

Sacrifice, Holy Eucharist, Way

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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life

Pope John Paul II

Christian, Holy Eucharist, Thursday

Pope John Paul II (2003). “The Eucharist in the life of the church: encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de eucharistia, with three presentations from the 3rd Nigerian National Eucharistic Congress, Ibadan, November 15-17, 2002”

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When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.

Saint Francis de Sales

Spiritual, Heart, Holy Eucharist

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...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.

Francis of Assisi

Eye, Son, Holy Eucharist

Saint Francis (of Assisi) (1964). “Writings”

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Spiritually good people, pure in heart, who long for the Blessed Sacrament but cannot receive at the time, can receive spiritually... even a hundred times a day, in sickness and in health, with immeasurable grace and profit.

Johannes Tauler

Blessed, Heart, Long

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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.

Therese of Lisieux

Holy Eucharist, Soul, Tents

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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

Ignatius of Antioch

Jesus, Blood, Holy Eucharist

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By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms; and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual and material for our Eucharistic Lord.

Therese of Lisieux

Spiritual, Mean, Winning

St. Therese of Lisieux (1915). “Thoughts of Saint Thérèse”, p.20, TAN Books

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When we work hard, we must eat well. What a joy, that you can receive Holy Communion often! It's our life and support in this life - Receive Communion often, and Jesus will change you into himself.

Peter Julian Eymard

Christian, Jesus, Hard Work

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Do grant, oh my God, that when my lips approach Yours to kiss You, I may taste the gall that was given to You; when my shoulders lean against Yours, make me feel Your scourging; when my flesh is united with Yours, in the Holy Eucharist, make me feel Your passion; when my head comes near Yours, make me feel Your thorns; when my heart is close to Yours, make me feel Your spear.

Gemma Galgani

Passion, Heart, Kissing

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Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: 'This is My Body.' No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it.

Saint Augustine

Hands, Holy Eucharist, Flesh

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I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Blessed, Catholic, Earth

J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.53, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Receive Communion often, very often...there you have the sole remedy, if you want to be cured. Jesus has not put this attraction in your heart for nothing.

Therese of Lisieux

Jesus, Heart, Holy Eucharist

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What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation ...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.

Francis of Assisi

Humility, Eye, Humble

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