“The adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament is the end of the Church Militant, just as adoration of God in His glory is the end of the Church Triumphant. A holy rivalry, a concert of prayer, a harmony of divine service should exist between the heavenly court and the Eucharistic court here below, between the adorer and his mother the Church.” ShouldEndsMotherJesusChurchPrayerDivineHolyGloryHarmonyBlessedCourtHeavenlyConcertsSacramentsAdorationEucharistRivalryTriumphantMilitantBlessed SacramentEucharisticEucharistic Adoration Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“The church of the elect, which is partly militant on earth, and partly triumphant in heaven, resembles a city built on both sides of a river. There is but the stream of death between grace and glory. Death, to God's people, is but a ferry-boat.” PeopleEarthHeavenSidesChurchCitiesGraceGloryBuiltRiversBoatStreamsBoth SidesTriumphantMilitantFerry Book:The works of Augustus M. Toplady Source: The works of Augustus M. Toplady