“Let us never forget that an age prospers or dwindles in proportion to its devotion to the Holy Eucharist. This is the measure of its spiritual life and its faith, of its charity and its virtue.” AgeSpiritualForgetVirtueHolyCharityDevotionProportionNever ForgetSpiritual LifeSacramentsEucharistHoly EucharistEucharistic Adoration Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.” WayGivingHeartMaySoulActionSpiritualSpeakProofWelcomeYour SoulBehaveSpiritual LifeCommunionSacramentsEucharistHomageGazingBlessed SacramentHoly CommunionHoly Eucharist Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“The Sacrament of the Body of the Lord puts the demons to flight, defends us against the incentives to vice and to concupiscence, cleanses the soul from sin, quiets the anger of God, enlightens the understanding to know God, inflames the will and the affections with the love of God, fills the memory with spiritual sweetness, confirms the entire man in good, frees us from eternal death, multiplies the merits of a good life, leads us to our everlasting home, and re-animates the body to eternal life” KnowsMenSoulHomeBodySpiritualUnderstandingMemoriesSinLordEternalAffectionVicesFlightGod LoveMeritDemonGood LifeSacramentsSweetnessEverlastingIncentivesKnowing GodEnlighteningEternal Life Author:Thomas Aquinas
“In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance.” MenNeedsMaySometimesReasonBodySpiritualDiesSinGraceSickAccountsMedicineSaintSpiritual LifeConfessionSacramentsPenance Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments.” SpiritualDoorsSpiritual LifeSacramentsBaptismGateways Author:Thomas Aquinas
“It is essential that we renew our covenants by partaking of the sacrament. When we do this with a sincere heart, with real intent, forsaking our sins, and renewing our commitment to God, the Lord provides a way whereby sins can be forgiven from week to week. Simply eating the bread and drinking the water will not bring that forgiveness. We must prepare and then partake with a broken heart and contrite spirit. The spiritual preparation we make to partake of the sacrament is essential to receiving a remission of our sins.” WayHeartRealSpiritualSpiritWaterSinLordWeekBrokenEssentialsEatingCommitmentDrinkingBreadPreparationSincereReceivingForgivenSacramentsCovenantCommitment To GodRemissionSincere Heart Author:Vaughn J Featherstone
“The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.” LightSpiritualVirtueCorruptionSacraments Author:Saint Augustine
“I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples.” HomeSpiritualGratitudeHolyMeetingsAcknowledgeContentmentTemplesSacramentsCocoonsGreat GratitudeContentment And PeaceContentment Peace Author:James E. Faust