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“Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament.”

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Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine, born on November 13, 354 in Tagaste, North Africa, and died on August 28, 430, was an influential Christian theologian, philosopher, and writer. He is considered one of the 'Fathers of the Church' and had a profound impact on Christian theology, philosophy, and Latin literature. His work 'Confessions' is a classic of Western literature, and his thoughts have had a lasting influence on Christian doctrine and Western culture. more

“What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation ...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.”

“If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews without food in the desert for fear that they would collapse on the way, it was to teach us that it is dangerous to try to get to heaven without the Bread of Heaven.”

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Author:St. Jerome

“How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment.”

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Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“Receive Communion often, very often...there you have the sole remedy, if you want to be cured. Jesus has not put this attraction in your heart for nothing.”

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Author:Therese of Lisieux

“The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.”

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Author:Therese of Lisieux

“Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?”

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Book:Cicero in Twenty-eight Volumes: Pro Archiapoeta. Post reditum in senatu. Post reditum ad quirites. De domo sua.Deharuspicum responsis. Pro Plancio

Source: Cicero in Twenty-eight Volumes: Pro Archiapoeta. Post reditum in senatu. Post reditum ad quirites. De domo sua.Deharuspicum responsis. Pro Plancio

“How I loved the feasts!.... I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw flowers beneath the feet of God!... I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touch the sacred Monstrance.”

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Book:The Poetry of St. Therese of Lisieux: The Complete Edition

Source: The Poetry of St. Therese of Lisieux: The Complete Edition

“By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms; and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual and material for our Eucharistic Lord.”