The faith I have when I am in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is so strong that I find it impossible… — Anthony Mary Claret Copy Share Image
As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
One footnote says that divorced and remarried faithful, who are not recognized by the Catholic Church because it upholds the indissolubility of… — Sylvia Poggioli Copy Share Image
“All the Sacraments, as acts of their invis ible author and chief minister, Jesus Christ, by vir tue of their immanent dignity,… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
The unique and indivisible existence of the Lord glorious in heaven, is not multiplied, but is rendered present by the sacrament in… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple… — Edward M Hays Copy Share Image
The gospel has but a forced alliance with war. Its doctrine of human brotherhood would ring strangely between the opposed ranks. The… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
When I am before the Blessed Sacrament I feel such a lively faith that I can't describe it. Christ in the Eucharist… — Anthony Mary Claret Copy Share Image
Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Let us give ourselves to the Immaculata [Mary]. Let her prepare us, let her receive Him [Jesus] in Holy Communion. This is… — Maximilian Kolbe Copy Share Image
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Who should serve the Lord’s Supper? Well in the early church, considering Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 11, the host of the… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
At the time of Holy Communion I sometimes picture my soul under the figure of a little child of three or four… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
[John Calvin's] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer… — Oliver D. Crisp Copy Share Image
I come, O Lord, unto Thy sanctuary to see the life and food of my soul. As I hope in Thee, O… — Clare of Assisi Copy Share Image
Prayer itself, born in Catholic families, nurtured by programs of Christian formation, strengthened by the grace of the sacraments, is the first… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
One can understand nothing of Christ without the mystery of the Trinity, nothing of the Church without faith in the divinity and… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
O You who are mad about Your creature! true God and true Man, You have left Yourself wholly to us, as food,… — St. Catherine of Siena Copy Share Image
The vocation and mission of the faithful can only be understood in light of a renewed awareness of the Church as sacrament… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
If anyone without the right faith receives Baptism outside the Church, he does not receive it unto salvation ... From the comparison… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Right faith is of necessity required for Baptism, since it is said: "the justice of God is by faith in Jesus Christ"… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Protestants believe that the sacraments are like ladders that God gave to us by which we can climb up to Him. Catholics… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
'Lord you know that I love you...Lord, you know that I love you' (Jn 21:15-17). The Eucharist is, in a certain way,… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Spirituality is no different from what we've been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments,… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase… — Gertrude the Great Copy Share Image
O Sisters, if we would only comprehend the fact that while the Eucharistic Species remain within us, Jesus is there and working… — Magdalena de Pazzi Copy Share Image
O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
To make a covenant with the Lord to always keep His commandments is a serious obligation, and to renew that covenant by… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All others gather… — Frederick William Faber Copy Share Image
In some states, it is illegal to turn down a same-sex couple when you're placing children for adoption. That's discrimination. But in… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
Consequently, heretics and schismatics, separated from the unity of this Body, are able to receive the same Sacrament, but with no benefit… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Mary adored Jesus as the Bridegroom of souls. Union is the final purpose of love. Jesus by the gift of His substance… — Peter Julian Eymard Copy Share Image
The Eucharist began at Bethlehem in Mary's arms. It was she who brought to humanity the Bread for which it was famishing,… — Peter Julian Eymard Copy Share Image
Today a new faith is awakening — the Myth of the blood; the belief that to defend the blood is also to… — Alfred Rosenberg Copy Share Image
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You,… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
The only kind of marriage liberals had ever glorified is the gay kind. But thanks to Michael Schiavo, the sanctity of marriage… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
The more pure and chaste is a soul, the more it hungers for this Bread [Jesus in the Eucharist], from which it… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
There's an ethic that says: 'You don't run off to the church for the sacraments of salvation, you establish a personal relationship… — John Shelton Reed Copy Share Image
Perpetual Adoration, Eucharistic Adoration offers to our people the opportunity to join those in religious life to pray for the salvation of… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
![“Let us give ourselves to the Immaculata [Mary]. Let her prepare us, let her receive Him [Jesus] in Holy Communion. This is the manner most perfect and pleasing to the Lord Jesus and brings great fruit to us." Because "the Immaculata knows the secret, how to unite ourselves totally with the heart…” quote by Maximilian Kolbe](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0df/maximilian-kolbe-30122_communion_let-us-give-ourselves-to-the-immaculata_450049.jpg)
![“[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament [i.e., communion/Eucharist/Lord's supper], and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism [capitalized in original] appears to be…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1fc/martin-luther-106_air_christ-s-mission-and-work-it-is-to-help_2225886.jpg)
![“[John Calvin's] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer and liturgy, of the sacraments, and of the way in which we have an in-built sense of the divine that we suppress to our great sorrow - these are all immense contributions to…” quote by Oliver D. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ef/oliver-d-crisp-12863_believer_john-calvin-s-treatment-of-the-person-an_62415.jpg)
![“The more pure and chaste is a soul, the more it hungers for this Bread [Jesus in the Eucharist], from which it derives strength to resist all temptations to sins of impurity, and by which it is more intimately united with the Divine Spouse; 'He who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, abides in Me…” quote by Pope Pius XII](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aae/pope-pius-xii-10088_blood_the-more-pure-and-chaste-is-a-soul-the-m_2739931.jpg)
