“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 and I in him'” SoulJesusSinUnitedBloodDivineDrinkPureHungerFleshBreadTemptationSacramentsSpouseEucharistChasteImpurity Author:Pope Pius XII
“The faith of the Church is this: That one and identical is the Word of God and the Son of Mary Who suffered on the Cross, Who is present in the Eucharist, and Who rules in Heaven” HeavenChurchSonCrossesWord Of GodMarySacramentsIdenticalEucharist Author:Pope Pius XII
“This practice of adoration is based on strong and solid reasons. For the Eucharist is at once a sacrifice and a sacrament; but it differs from the other sacraments in that it not only produces grace, but contains in a permanent manner the Author of Grace Himself. When, therefore, the Church bids us to adore Christ hidden behind the Eucharistic veils and to pray to Him for spiritual and temporal favors, of which we ever stand in need, she manifests faith in her divine Spouse who is present beneath these veils, she professes her gratitude to Him, and she enjoys the intimacy of His friendship” NeedsReasonSpiritualStrongEnjoyChristChurchBehindsPracticeGraceSacrificeProduceDivinePrayingGratitudeFavorsIntimacyPermanentSacramentsAdoreSpouseVeilsAdorationEucharistEucharistic Author:Pope Pius XII
“The key to seeing why there should be a Eucharistic worship distinct from the Mass is that the Eucharist is Jesus Christ. No less than His contemporaries in Palestine adored and implored Him for the favors they needed, so we should praise, thank Him, and implore Him for what we need.” NeedsShouldJesusChristSeeingKeysNeededWorshipMassJesus ChristPraiseFavorsPalestineEucharistEucharistic Author:Pope Pius XII
