Altars Quote by Saint Augustine
“The bread that you see on the altar is the Body of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word. The chalice, or better what is contained in the chalice, is the Blood of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word”
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/aae/pope-pius-xii-10088_blood_the-more-pure-and-chaste-is-a-soul-the-m_2739931.jpg)
![“For my part, if I cannot fathom how the bread is the body of Christ, yet I will take my reason captive to the obedience of Christ [II Cor. 10:5], and clinging simply to his words, firmly believe not only that the body of Christ is in the bread, but that the bread is the body of Christ.” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a7/martin-luther-106_body-of-christ_for-my-part-if-i-cannot-fathom-how-the-b_2465264.jpg)
