“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
“This Sacrament really contains You, O my God, You whom the Angels adore, in whose presence the Spirits and mighty Powers tremble. Oh! if we could only see You clearly as they do, with what reverence would we approach this Sacrament, with what humility would we receive You.” IfsGodMightSpiritPowerHumilityApproachAngelChristian InspirationalReverenceSacramentsAdoreTremblingContaining Author:Angela of Foligno
“Communion is as necessary for us to sustain our Christian vitality, as the vision of God is necessary to the angels, to maintain their life of glory.” ChristianVisionGloryAngelCommunionSacramentsVitality Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist's hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross” LittlesSelfHandsParentSubjectsWeaknessAngelCrossesEndureFleshMotivatedBowsSubmitSacramentsBaptists Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“The Bread of angels has become the Bread of mankind; This heavenly Bread puts an end to all images; O wonderful reality! The poor, the slave, and the humble can eat the Lord.” EndsRealityPoorLordWonderfulMankindAngelSlaveHumbleBreadHeavenlySacraments Author:Thomas Aquinas
“You must open a little, or rather raise on high your corolla so that the Bread of Angels may come as divine dew to strengthen you, and to give you all that is wanting to you.” GivingMayLittlesDivineAngelRaisesBreadSacramentsDewEucharistBlessed Sacrament Book:Thoughts of Saint Thérèse Source: Thoughts of Saint Thérèse
“You [God] are a fire that takes away the coldness, illuminates the mind with its light, and causes me to know your truth and I know that you are beauty and wisdom itself. The food of angels, you give yourself to man in this fire of your love” KnowsMenGivingMindLightCausesFireAngelSacramentsColdness Author:St. Catherine of Siena
“The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. Mary drew Him down from heaven. Our nature attracted Him rather than the nature of angels. Our misery caused Him to stoop to our lowness. Even our sins had a sort of attraction for the abundance of His mercy and the predilection of His grace. Our repentance wins Him to us. Our love makes earth a paradise to Him; and our souls lure Him as gold lures the miser, with irresistible fascination” MenSoulEarthJesusWinningHeavenSinGraceAngelGoldMercyBlessedMiseryAttractionParadiseAbundanceMutualRepentanceMarySacramentsOur LoveFascinationIrresistibleMagnetLureStoopsMisersBlessed SacramentMutual Attraction Book:The blessed sacrament: or, The works and ways of God Source: The blessed sacrament: or, The works and ways of God
“United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Prostrate, we adore this great mystery that contains God's new and definitive covenant with humankind in Christ.” ChristChurchUnitedMysteryHolyAngelSaintHeavenlyHumankindSacramentsAdoreCovenantEucharistHoly Eucharist Author:Pope John Paul II
“How can this come about?" Mary asked. "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," the angel answered, "and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow." And now you are the one who puts the question: "How can bread become Christ and wine His Blood?" I answer: "The power of the Holy Spirit will be at work to give us a marvel which surpasses understanding.” GivingSpiritUnderstandingChristAnswersBloodHolyAngelShadowWineBreadHoly SpiritOver YouMarySacraments Author:John of Damascus
“At the time of Holy Communion I sometimes picture my soul under the figure of a little child of three or four years, who at play has got its hair tossed and its clothes soiled. These misfortunes have befallen me in battling with souls. But very soon the Blessed Virgin hastens to my aid: quickly, she takes off my dirty little pinafore, smoothes my hair and adorns it with a pretty ribbon or simply with a little flower... and this suffices to render me pleasing and enables me to sit at the Banquet of Angels without blushing.” YearsChildrenLittlesSoulSometimesPlayThreeFourFiguresFlowerHairHolyClothesAngelBlessedAidsMy SoulDirtyMisfortunesFour YearsCommunionSacramentsVirginsRibbonsBanquetsBlushingHoly Communion Book:Thoughts of Saint Thérèse Source: Thoughts of Saint Thérèse
“Each morning at Holy Mass, the Bread of Life will help the body as well as the soul, if we have faith. If we but touch the hem of His garment...and how much more have we than that! We can find Him, at every moment, on the altar. Be with Him there. Better than all books! Thank the Trinity over and over again for this Gift. Rest in His presence, and my guardian angel will adore Him for me. Silence.” IfsWellsBookSoulMomentsHelpingBodySilenceMorningHolyMassAngelBreadHave FaithSacramentsAdoreGuardianAltarsGarmentsTrinityGuardian AngelHemBread Of LifeHoly MassMy Guardian Angel Author:Edel Quinn