“We have close to us as much as Joseph had at Nazareth; we have our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, but our poor eyes fail to see Him. Let us once become interior souls and we shall immediately see. In no better way can we enter into the Heart of our Lord than through Saint Joseph. Jesus and Mary are eager to pay the debts which they owe him for his devoted care of them, and their greatest pleasure is to fulfill his least desire. Let him, then, lead you by hand into the interior sanctuary of Jesus Eucharistic.” WayHeartSoulHandsEyeCareDesireJesusPleasurePoorPayLordFailingBlessedSaintDebtMaryDevotedSacramentsInteriorsOur LordBetter WaysSanctuaryBlessed SacramentGreatest PleasuresEucharisticNazareth Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Love cannot triumph unless it becomes the one passion of our life. Without such passion we may produce isolated acts of love; but our life is not really won over or consecrated to an ideal. Until we have a passionate love for our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament we shall accomplish nothing” MayLife IsPassionLordOur LivesProduceIdealsBlessedPassionateAccomplishTriumphIsolatedSacramentsOur LordPassionate LoveActs Of LoveBlessed SacramentAccomplish Nothing Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“The Holy Eucharist is a need of the heart of Christ, just as it is a need of our hearts." "Sanctify and dedicate yourselves in all things in the spirit of love which prompted Our Lord to institute the Holy Eucharist, wherein He perpetuates the gift of His love to the glory of the Father.” NeedsHeartSpiritFatherChristLordHolyGloryAll ThingsSacramentsHis LoveOur LordInstituteEucharistSanctifyHoly Eucharist Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Without [these] lights and [this] little throne our Lord cannot come out of His tabernacle. We give them to Him, and we say to Him: 'Thou are on a beautiful throne. It is we that have erected it for Thee. It is we that have opened the door of Thy prison and rent the cloud that hid Thee, O Sun of Love. Dart Thy rays now on every heart'” GivingHeartLittlesLightBeautifulLordSunDoorsPrisonCloudsTheeRaysThronesSacramentsOur Lord Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“The Lord 'hath set His tabernacle in the sun,' says the Psalmist. The sun is Mary's heart.” HeartLordSunMarySacraments Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“It was Mary who first adored the Incarnate Word. He was in her womb, and no one on earth knew of it. Oh! how well was our Lord served in Mary's virginal womb! Never has He found a ciborium, a golden vase more precious or purer than was Mary's womb! Mary's adoration was more pleasing to Him than that of all the Angels. The Lord 'hath set His tabernacle in the sun,' says the Psalmist. The sun is Mary's heart," and "Mary is the aurora of the beautiful Sun of Justice.” FirstsWellsHeartEarthBeautifulFoundJusticeLordSunAngelGoldenMarySacramentsWombOur LordAdorationVasesAurora Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the graces we need to become true adorers of our Eucharistic God. Grant us, we beg of you, to know Him better, to love Him more, and to center our lives around the Eucharist, that is, to make our whole life a constant prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Amen.” KnowsNeedsWholeAsksPrayerPerfectLordGraceOur LivesLoversBlessedConstantWhole LifeGrantsSacramentsVirginsOur LordAdorationEucharistAmenPetitionsPerfect LoveReparationsBlessed SacramentImmaculateEucharisticPerfect Lover Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“When later he [St. Joseph] carried the Child in his arms, acts of loving faith welled up constantly in his heart. It was a worship that pleased our Lord more than that which he receives in heaven. Picture to yourself Saint Joseph, adoring the little Child in his arms as his God. He tells of his readiness to die for Christ, of all his plans to promote Christ's glory, and to win more souls to his love. No lover builds more scintillating plans for his loved one than a saint.” HeartChildrenLittlesSoulDiesWinningHeavenChristLordPlansArmsLoversWorshipGlorySaintLoved OnesSacramentsHis LoveOur LordReadiness Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Is not our Lord as meek and humble in the Blessed Sacrament as He was during His life on earth? Is He not always the Good Shepherd, the Divine Consoler, the Changeless Friend? Happy the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, and in the Eucharist all things!” KnowsSoulEarthJesusLordKnow HowDivineHolyAll ThingsBlessedHumbleSacramentsOur LordShepherdsEucharistMeekBlessed SacramentHoly EucharistGood Shepherd Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Our Lord did not want to remain on earth only through His grace, His truth or His words; He remains in person. We possess the same Lord Jesus Christ Who lived in Judea, although under a different form of life. He has put on a sacramental garment, but He does not cease being Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of Mary.” WantPersonsDoeDifferentEarthFormJesusChristLordGraceSonJesus ChristRemainsCeaseMarySacramentsOur LordGarmentsLord Jesus Christ Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“The glory of His Father which our Lord sought above all else on earth is still the object of all His desires in the Blessed Sacrament. It is safe to say that Jesus Christ has clothed Himself with the sacramental state in order to continue honoring and glorifying His Father.” StillsStatesEarthDesireOrderFatherJesusChristLordObjectsSafeGloryJesus ChristBlessedSacramentsOur LordBlessed Sacrament Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“The Lord has given me to understand the value of at once confessing one's sins after their commission. By so doing we are always in the state of grace.” StatesValuesGivenSinLordGraceConfessing Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Have confidence in prayer. It is the unfailing power which God has given us. By means of it you will obtain the salvation of the dear souls whom God has given you and all your loved ones." Ask and you shall receive," Our Lord said. Be yourself with the good Lord.” MeanSaidSoulAsksGivenPrayerLordSalvationDearBeing YourselfLoved OnesOur LordHave Confidence Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“When I pressed Jesus to my heart, I said to Him: 'I will be a priest. I promise You!' ...Oh, what graces Our Lord gave me then! Yes, I believe my conversion at that time was sincere and perfect.” BelieveHeartSaidJesusI BelievePerfectLordGraceMy HeartPromiseConversionPriestsSincereSacramentsOur LordI Promise Author:Peter Julian Eymard
