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Sacrament Quotes by Saint Augustine
- The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
- On the altar you are looking at the same thing as you saw there last night. You have not heard, however, what this is, what…
- "Give us this day our daily bread," by "this day" we mean "at this time," when we either ask for that sufficiency, signifying the whole…
- What the universal Church holds, not as instituted [invented] by councils but as something always held, is most correctly believed to have been handed down…
- Consequently, heretics and schismatics, separated from the unity of this Body, are able to receive the same Sacrament, but with no benefit to themselves; indeed,…
- What is more insane than to be partakers of the Sacraments of the Lord and not partakers of the words of the Lord? These men…
- Baptism does not profit a man outside unity with the Church ... For many heretics also possess this Sacrament but not the fruits of salvation…
- It is this one Spirit who makes it possible for an infant to be regenerated . . . when that infant is brought to baptism;…
- O Sacrament of Love! O sign of Unity! O bond of Charity! He who would have Life finds here indeed a Life to live in…
More Sacrament Quotes
- The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. — Saint Augustine
- Are you making no progress in prayer? Then you need only offer God the prayers which the Savior has poured out for… — Margaret Mary Alacoque
- As far as possible, you should pray in quiet and silent devotion. Try to have a favorite topic of prayer, such as… — Peter Julian Eymard
- How I loved the feasts!.... I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for… — Therese of Lisieux
- I hope that this form of Adoration, with permanent exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will continue into the future. Specifically, I hope… — Pope John Paul II
- On the altar you are looking at the same thing as you saw there last night. You have not heard, however, what… — Saint Augustine
- 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
- I felt a great dislike to journeys, especially when they were long. But once I had started, I thought nothing of them,… — Teresa of Avila
- To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the… — Teresa of Avila
- Since Christ is the only way to the Father, in order to highlight His living and saving presence in the Church and… — Pope John Paul II
- This worship, given therefore to the Trinity of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, above all accompanies… — Pope John Paul II
- May Mary, who in the freedom of her 'Fiat' and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world,… — Pope John Paul II