“If the Angels could envy, they would envy us for Holy Communion.” —St. Pope Pius X
“Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all Heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest.” —St. Francis of Assisi
“One single Mass gives more honor to God than all the penances of the Saints, the labors of the Apostles, the sufferings of the martyrs, and even the burning love of the Blessed Mother of God.” —St. Alphonsus Liguori
“All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because they are the works of men; but the Mass is the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God; but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man.” —St. John Vianney
“The Eucharist is the Sacrament of love; it signifies love, it produces love.” —St. Thomas Aquinas
“The Eucharist is a never-ending sacrifice. It is the Sacrament of love, the supreme love, the act of love.” —St. Katherine Drexel
“The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth.” —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
“The Eucharist is Divine Love made visible in the Sacred Host!” —St. Teresa of Calcutta
“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.” —St. Thérèse of Lisieux
“The Eucharist is a fire which inflames us.” —St. John Damascene
“The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.” —St. Pope John Paul II, quoting Vatican II
“The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself.” —St. Peter Julian Eymard
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