“How happy I will be if I keep my heart free from attachment to anyone, and chained to Jesus, my God, alone... I will devote all my efforts to this end... I will go before the Blessed Sacrament, and there sign these resolutions with my blood.” IfsHeartEndsJesusEffortBloodMy HeartBlessedAttachmentResolutionSacramentsChainedBlessed Sacrament Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“And Christ says of that which is blessed, which is offered, received, eaten and drunk: This is My body; this is My blood.” BodyChristBloodBlessedDrunk Author:Martin Chemnitz
“Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.” ShouldMadeFatherBornSinStepsSacrificeBloodExampleSonOffersAll ThingsCrossesBlessedLeavingGloriousAltarsBlood Sacrifice Book:Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi Source: Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi
“[My father] had spent his own short time like a priest in charge of a relic, forever expecting the blessed blood to liquefy.” FatherForeverBloodBlessedPriestsExpectingShort TimeRelics Book:Varieties of Exile Source: Varieties of Exile
“Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.” DoeBornBloodDutyBlessedSacredInnocentInnocenceYield Author:Bryant H. McGill
“Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind. The first is Demeter, the Goddess. She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her -- and she sustains humanity with solid food. Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin, bringing the counterpart to bread: wine and the blessings of life's flowing juices. His blood, the blood of the grape, lightens the burden of our mortal misery. Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.” MenFirstsTwoEarthYoungHumanityNextNamesForceWishBloodMankindSonBlessingOffersBlessedWineMiseryBurdenBreadThanksMortalsYoung ManGoddessVirginsJuiceGrapesCounterpartsDionysusDemeter Author:Euripides
“But it is possible, it is possible: the old grief, by a great mystery of human life, gradually passes into quiet, tender joy; instead of young, ebullient blood comes a mild, serene old age: I bless the sun's rising each day and my heart sings to it as before, but now I love its setting even more, its long slanting rays, and with them quiet, mild, tender memories, dear images from the whole of a long and blessed life--and over all is God's truth, moving, reconciling, all-forgiving!” HumansHeartLongWholeAgeMovingYoungJoyMemoriesGriefSunMysteryBloodMy HeartQuietBlessedForgivingDearSettingOld AgeSettingsHuman LifeRisingEach DayBlessRaysSereneBlessed Life Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky