Viewing saints in the same order as the Alphabetical Jump List
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Back to Top Aloysius Gonzaga, St. (1568 to 1591) Jesuit and Seminarian
St. Aloysius spent a lot of time in prayer
especially before the Blessed Sacrament. So much so that when it came time
to make a painting of him it was decided to make it of him kneeling in
adoration before of our Lord Jesus. His love for the Blessed Sacrament was
so great and his visits to our beloved Lord so frequent that at one point in
his life his Doctor and his Superiors were worried about his health and
ordered him to lessen his hours of adoration.
Angela Merici, St. (1474 to 1540) Italian Virgin and Foundress of the Ursulines
Angela was deeply devoted to the Holy Eucharist, which she considered the source and summit of her life and her educational mission. In an era when frequent Communion was highly uncommon, she obtained special permission from her spiritual director to receive the Blessed Sacrament daily. Her canonization acts record that she frequently spent entire weeks fasting, contenting herself solely with the Eucharistic food. She instructed her companions and the young girls under her care to attend Mass daily, receive Holy Communion, and spend hours in adoration before the tabernacle.
"I urge you to make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and to receive Him often in Holy Communion, for He is our life, our strength, and our guide."
(Source: Brief of her canonization by Pope Pius VII in 1807, and historical records of the Company of St. Ursula)
Anthony Zaccaria, St. (1502 to 1539) Italian Priest, Physician, and Founder of the Barnabites
A renowned preacher and promoter of Eucharistic adoration, he founded the order of priests, known as the Barnabites, who emphasized love for the Eucharist and Christ crucified. In 1534, he popularized the solemn Forty Hours Devotion for the laity, involving the continuous, public exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for forty hours in shifts to offer reparation and draw the faithful back to the sacraments.
(Source: Early hagiographies, Barnabite historical records, and his papal canonization acts by Pope Leo XIII in 1897)
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Back to Top Bartholomew of the Martyrs, St. (1514 to 1590) Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
"Visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently and
spend some time in devout conversation with your Lord and Master. There you
will find the source of grace and strength, the remedy of your defects and
weaknesses, the light of your doubts and difficulties, the comfort of your
troubles and afflictions, the food of your soul and the joy of your heart."
(Source: "Stimulus Pastorum: A Charge to Pastors"
bk. by St. Bartholomew of the Martyrs O.P., translated by Donald S. Prudlo,
2022, p. 91, pub. Catholic University of America Press (According to Bing AI))
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Back to Top Cajetan, St. (1480 to 1547) Italian Priest and cofounder of the Theatines
"May all praise and thanks be continually given to the most holy and the most august Sacrament."
Camilla Battista da Varano, St. (1458 to 1524) Italian Princess, Poor Clare Nun and Abbess
"As I was adoring the Blessed Sacrament one day, I saw a great light that surrounded it and
filled the whole chapel. In the midst of that light, I saw Jesus Christ as
He was during His Passion. He had wounds all over His body and blood was
flowing from them. He said to me: My daughter, look at Me and see how much
I have suffered for you and for all sinners. See how much I love you and how
much I desire your love. Do not be afraid to come to Me, for I am meek and
humble of heart. I will heal your wounds and refresh your spirit. I
will give you peace and joy that the world cannot give. "
(Source: "The Mystical Life and Doctrine of Blessed Camilla Battista da
Varano" by Father Dominic of Jesus Mary, O.F.M. Cap., translated by Father
Paschal Robinson, O.F.M. Cap., 1916, page 175, pub. Benziger Brothers (According to Bing AI))
Catherine Of Genoa, St. (1447 to 1510) Widow and 15th/16th Century Mystic
"Any time spent before the Eucharistic presence, be it long
or short, is the best-spent time of our lives."
Catherine de' Ricci, St. (1522 to 1590) Italian Dominican Nun and Mystic of the Passion
Catherine was deeply devoted to the Holy Eucharist, which was the central axis of her spiritual life. In her cloistered convent, she spent hours absorbed in contemplative awe before the tabernacle, frequently entering into mystical ecstasies and raptures before the Blessed Sacrament. She tirelessly exhorted her sisters and all believers to approach Jesus veiled in the Host with humble adoration and unshakable faith.
(Source: Her authoritative biography by Domenico Maria Sandrini, and Dominican Order historical records)
Charles Borromeo, St. (1538 to 1584) Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan Italy
"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day
of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of
God, as much as possible and have no other view or end, in all our actions
but the divine honour."
Following the Council of Trent, Charles lent the full weight of his moral and spiritual authority to standardizing the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. In the Cathedral of Milan, he transferred the Blessed Sacrament from the side wall sacristy to the main altar, initiating the global practice of placing the tabernacle in a prominent, central location on the high altar to make the Eucharistic Presence the focal point of the church for adoration.
(Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and his 1577 architectural treatise "Instructionum Fabricae et Supellectilis Ecclesiasticae")
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Back to Top Felix Of Cantalice, St. (1515 to 1587) O.F.M., Capuchin
He was in the habit of rising at night when the Fathers
slept, and, taking his place before the Blessed Sacrament, he watched and
prayed until dawn, when he rang the Angelus; he then served the first Mass,
which was said at that hour, and, with tears of pious devotion, received
holy communion. After this he made his thanksgiving until it was time for
him to go forth on his daily task.
(Source: Visits To Jesus In The Tabernacle book, by Fr. F.X. Lasance)
Francis Borgia, St. (1510 to 1572) Jesuit Priest and Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus
Most Saints thought Eucharist Adoration so important that they would
go out of their way to adore our beloved Lord several times a day. St.
Francis would make seven visits to the Blessed Sacrament everyday.
Francis Xavier, St. (1506 to 1552) Missionary and cofounder of the Society Of Jesus
St. Francis Xavier after
preaching and baptizing all day would often spend the night in prayer before
the Blessed Sacrament.
(Source: "Historia crtica de la literatura
espaola" bk. by Jos Amador de los Ri, 1969, p. 403 of vol. 4, pub.
Editorial Gredos in Madrid, Spain (Transl. by Bing AI 2023))
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Back to Top Ignatius Of Loyola, St. (1491 to 1556) Founder of the Society Of Jesus (Jesuits)
"To withdraw from creatures and repose with Jesus in the Tabernacle is my delight; there I can
hide myself and seek rest. There I find a life which I cannot describe, a
joy which I cannot make others comprehend, a peace such as is found only
under the hospitable roof of our best Friend."
"Jesus in the Tabernacle protects me against all my enemies, evil sprits, the world, my
own wicked passions and evil inclinations. He is my support in weakness, my
comfort in suffering, my weapon in combat, my refreshment in heat, food for
my hungry soul, my stimulus when I am exhausted. He is my Heaven on earth."
Back to Top John Fisher, St. (1469 to 1535) Martyr, Cardinal, and Bishop of Rochester England
Thru his fervent adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament St. John Fisher was prepared for martyrdom. He spent
many hours in Eucharistic Adoration and once chided a nonbeliever (Bishop of
Winchester, England) who denied
the doctrine of the Real Presence saying: "Had you but tasted one drop of
the sweetness which inebriates the souls of those who are religious in their
worship of the Sacrament, you would never have written as you have."
John of Avila, St. (1499 to 1569) Spanish Priest, Preacher, and Doctor of the Church
Known as the Apostle of Andalusia, John spent long hours in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. When he was later than usual returning home from school as a young man, he was always discovered hidden in a corner of some church, holding sweet, silent converse with his Lord in the tabernacle.
"In the Eucharist, we have the presence of Jesus Christ; it is He who is given to us under the appearance of bread and wine. His love is so great that He comes to us not only in spirit but in body and soul."
(Source: His spiritual treatise Audi, filia (Listen, Daughter), Chapter 9, and early biographies compiled for his canonization)
John of the Cross, St. (1542 to 1591) Doctor of the Church and Priest
"The eternal spring is hidden in this living bread for our life's sake, although it is
night. It is here calling out to creatures; and they satisfy their
thirst, although in darkness, because it is night. This living spring
that I long for, I see in this bread of life, although it is night."
John Of God, St. (1495 to 1550) Founder of Brothers Hospitallers Of St. John God
"Love our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist above all things in the world."
Back to Top Louis of Granada, Ven. (1504 to 1588) Spanish Dominican Friar and theologian
"When you go to visit the Blessed Sacrament, do not go as if you were going
to a mere visit, but as if you were going to see your Lord and Savior. Go
with a humble and contrite heart, and with a firm faith in his real
presence. Go to adore him, to thank him for his mercies, to ask for his
forgiveness, and to offer him yourself entirely."
(Source: "Prayer and Meditation" by Louis of
Granada, 1971, page 41, pub. Scoler Press)
Lucy of Narni, Bl. (1476 to 1544) Laywoman, Mystic and Stigmatist
"I urge you all to make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament. You will find Him always ready to receive you with open arms. He
fill you with His grace and His peace. He will speak to your hearts and
reveal to you His secrets. He will make you partakers of His divine mysteries."
(Source: "The Letters of Blessed Lucy of Narni" by Pietro Leonardi, 2009, p,
87, pub. Edizioni San Paolo (According to Bing AI))
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Back to Top Paschal Baylon, St. (1540 to 1592) Spanish Friar and called greatest Saint of the Eucharist
"Kneel Down! Kneel Down! Do you not see on high the golden Chalice and the bright rays
darting from the Host? It is the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. The Angels
are adoring It. Come let us join our adoration to theirs."
"There is no more effacious means than this (Eucharistic Adoration) for
nourishing and increasing the piety of the people toward this admirable
pledge of love which is a bond of peace and of unity."
Peter Canisius, St. (1521 to 1597) Doctor Of The Church and Confessor
St. Canisius who was 'on fire' for
the love of the Eucharist and would spend hours in Eucharistic Adoration.
His love for the Blessed Sacrament is reflected in his writings: "Why do we
speak of someone being 'on fire with love?' The answer is simple. Fire not
only strives for union with what it embraces, but seeks to transform
whatever it embraces into itself. Love does likewise. As it happens to a
coal, to be changed and totally converted into fire, so by a worthy
reception of the Eucharist, we become changed in a wonderful manner into
Christ, are made partakers of His divine nature, and grow somehow to be the
very blood-brother (blood-sister) of Him (Jesus Who is), Our Head." St.
Canisius was the instigator in having the Council Of Trent pass a little
known decree urging the daily reception of Holy Communion.
(Source of quote: St. Canisius's 1558 "The Triple Catechism",
Large Catechism section, "Sacrament of the Eucharist" paragraph)
Peter Faber, St. (1506 to 1546) Jesuit Priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society Of Jesus
"Let us go often to visit our Lord in the most holy sacrament, where he
waits for us with infinite love. Let us offer him our prayers, our praises,
our thanksgivings, our sorrows, our needs, our desires, our hopes, our
fears, our joys, our crosses, our whole selves. He will receive us with open
arms and fill us with his blessings. He will make us partakers of his divine
life, and we will experience the sweetness of his presence and the foretaste
of his glory. He will inflame our hearts with his love, and we will burn
with zeal for his glory and the salvation of souls."
(Source: "Spiritual Writings of Pierre Favre" edited and
transl. by Edmond C. Murphy, S.J., 1996, p. 223, pub. Jesuit Sources (According to Bing AI) )
Peter Of Alcantara, St. (1499 to 1562) Founder of the Alcantarines & St. Teresa of Avila spiritual director
"Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces and He is
ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them."
Philip II of Spain, King (1527 to 1598) King of Spain from 1556 to 1598
King Philip II founded the Vigil of the Blessed Sacrament, religious in successive pairs
remaining constantly, night and day, before the Blessed Sacrament.
Philip Neri, St. (1515 to 1595) Founder of the Congregation Of The Oratory
"Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Virgin are not simply the
best way, but in fact are the only way to conserve purity.... Chastity is
not possible without the Eucharist."
(Source: Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament website -
Click Here)
"Can you feel the fragrance of Paradise which diffuses Itself from the Tabernacle?"
Pius V, Pope St. (1504 to 1572) Pope, Dominican Friar, and Reformer of the Liturgy
Despite the immense administrative burdens and anxieties of leading the universal Church during the turbulent Counter-Reformation, he maintained a strict monastic prayer life. Every single day, he made at least two long spiritual meditations on bended knees directly in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
(Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) and early papal biographies)
Polydore Plasden, St. (1563 to 1591) Martyr and English Priest
St. Plasden, one of the Forty Martyrs of England, had
such great faith in the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist that he accepted
death, by hanging, rather than to renounce the Blessed Sacrament.
Paul III, Pope (1468 to 1549) Pope from 1534 to 1549
He was the first Pope to grant an indulgence to the Forty Hours
devotion (40 hours of continuous Eucharistic exposition and adoration).
In 1540 he replied to the Archbishop of Milan who was asking for an
indulgence for this devotion: "Since our beloved
son the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Milan, at the prayer of the
inhabitants of the said city,..., has established a round of
prayers and supplications to be offered by day and night by all the faithful
of Christ, before our Lords Most Sacred Body, in all the churches of the
said city, in such a manner that these prayers and supplication are made by
the faithful themselves relieving each other in relays for forty hours
continuously in each church in succession, according to the order determined
by the Vicar We approving in our Lord so pious an institution, grant and
remit."
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Back to Top Stanislaus Kostka, St. (1550 to 1568) Polish novice of the Society Of Jesus
The angelic youth, St. Stanislaus Kostka, took advantage of every free moment to hurry off to visit
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. When he simply could not make it, he would
turn to his Guardian Angel and tell him quietly, "My dear Angel, go there
for me." And what a truly angelic assignment! Why can we not make such a
request? Our Guardian Angel would be quite glad to comply. In fact, we could
not ask him to do us a nobler and more agreeable favour.
Back to Top Teresa Of Avila, St. (1515 to 1582) Doctor Of The Church and Mystic
"I am quite sure that if we could but once
approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and
love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1578 book "Meditations on the Song of Songs", Chapter 3)
"You are mine ... You came into the world for me; for me You underwent severe trials;
For me You suffered many lashes; for me You remain in the most Blessed Sacrament."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1578 book "Meditations on the Song of Songs", Chapter 4)
"In this world it is impossible for all subjects to speak with their king. But everyone who
wishes can find Jesus, the King of Heaven, in the Blessed Sacrament, and may
speak with Him without restraint."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1566 book "Way of Perfection", Chapter 7)
"The most important thing is to be with Him, to be close to Him, to be in His presence, and to love Him."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1566 book "Way of Perfection", Chapter 28)
"In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be
like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1566 book "Way of Perfection", Chapter 34)
"To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person
is needed. You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give
audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face."
(Source: St. Teresa's 1566 book "Way of Perfection", Chapter 34)
"Christians, this is the hour to defend your King
and to keep Him company in the profound isolation in which He finds Himself.
How few, O Lord, are the servants who remain faithful to You!"
(Source: St. Teresa's 1566 book "Way of Perfection", Chapter 35)
Thomas More, St. (1477 to 1535) Martyr and Lord Chancellor of England
"Give me the grace to long for Your holy
sacraments, and especially to rejoice in the presence of Your body, sweet
Savior Christ, in the holy sacrament of the altar."
(Source: The Eucharist - Jesus is With us blog -
Click Here)
"Adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, the source of eternal life." Pope Leo XIV
"Each time we adore Christ in the Eucharist, our hearts will be united in him." Pope Leo XIV
"The Christian life needs to be nourished..., above all, by the cultivation of a
personal relationship with the Lord in Eucharistic adoration." Pope Francis
"God is waiting for us in Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Let us not leave
him waiting in vain! Let us not, through distraction and lethargy, pass by the
greatest and most important thing life offers us." Pope Benedict XVI
"Help us, Jesus, to understand that in order "to do" in your Church we must
first learn "to be", that is, to stay with you, in your sweet company, in
adoration." St. Pope John Paul II
"God deserves too much from us for us to be able to throw to him a few crumbs
of our time and our heart. It would not be wise to give so much of ourselves to
(wordly) things and little of ourselves to Jesus." Bl. Pope John Paul I
"Being such a powerhouse of grace, Perpetual Adoration extends its influence far
beyond the individual adorers, touching their homes and families and reaching out
to the parish community and beyond." St. Pope Paul VI
"There are even some who (falsely) look upon a Holy Hour of adoration as of minor
importance. There is no doubt that a flood of graces will descend upon your family
and the world if more souls would become docile pupils of adoration." St. Pope John XXIII
"Those who, especially in the silent hours of the night, gather together in
(eucharisitc) adoration, draw abundantly for themselves and for all the Church
waters from the fountains of the Savior." Ven. Pope Pius XII
"(Jesus asked) that men...make expiatory supplications and prayers, prolonged for a
whole hour, which is rightly called a Holy Hour. These pious exercises have been
approved by the Church and enriched with copious indulgences." Pope Pius XI
"You must propagate veneration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with all your might,
for the devotion to the Holy Eucharist is the queen of all devotions." Pope Benedict XV
"The daily adoration or visit to the Blessed Sacrament is the practice which is the
fountainhead of all devotional works." St. Pope Pius X
"Undertakings must be revived (such as) intercessory prayers before the blessed
Sacrament exposed for the veneration of the faithful (and) devout visits to God's
tabernacle." Pope Leo XIII
"The single greatest need in the world today is the practice of prayer before the
Blessed Sacrament...there is no greater profession of faith (or more) powerful
means on earth for the conversion of America." S.D. Fr. John Hardon
"Every Holy Hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it will be recorded in
Heaven and retold for all eternity." St. Teresa of Calcutta
"A Holy Hour is not a devotion; it is a sharing in the work of redemption." Ven. Abp. Fulton Sheen
"A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent in sweetly
communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament." St. Padre Pio
"A Holy Hour before the Most Blessed Sacrament so pleases the Heart of Jesus, that
every man, woman and child on earth receives a new effect from God's goodness and
love, all because of a single hour of adoration in His Presence." St. Faustina Kowalska
Through Holy Hours of prayer a multitude of souls go to Heaven who otherwise would
have gone to hell as one person can make up for what is lacking in the lives of
others by winning graces for their salvation. Bl. Dina Belanger
"There are two things the devil is deadly afraid of: fervent Communions and frequent
visits to the Blessed Sacrament." St. John Bosco
"I am fully convinced that if it were humanly possible to fully understand the value
of a Holy Hour everyone would make time to do it." St. Peter Julian Eymard
"Have a Holy Hour every week. Start praying. Pray for guidance and trust in God." St. John Vianney
"You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the
divine Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and
more consolation at the hour of your death and during eternity." St. Alphonsus Ligouri
"My greatest happiness is to be before the Blessed Sacrament, where my heart is, as
it were, in Its center." St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
"A partial indulgence is granted for the faithful, who visit the Most Blessed
Sacrament to adore it; a plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions) is granted
if the visit lasts for at least one half an hour." The Handbook of Indulgences
"If we get in front of the sun, we get sun tans... But when we get in front of Jesus
in the Eucharist, we become Saints." Bl. Carlos Acutis
"Each time you approach the Blessed Sacrament remember that Jesus has been waiting
for you for twenty centuries for this personal visit from you." St. Joseph Escriva
"The Eucharistic visit for the apostle is like an audience, or a school, where the
disciple engages in conversation with the Divine Master...The visit has the scope
of establishing our lives in Jesus Christ." Bl. James Alberione
"Like the sick who expose their diseased bodies to the healing rays of the sun,
expose miseries, no matter what they are, to the beams of light streaming forth
from the Sacred Host." Fr. Jose Guadalupe Trevino
"My aim is to institute Perpetual (Eucharistic) Adoration, for this is the most
important activity." St. Maximillian Kolbe
"We show our adoration by going to visit Christ in the tabernacle or exposed in the
monstrance. Would it not indeed be a failing in respect to neglect the divine Guest
who awaits us? He dwells there, really present." Bl. Columba Marmion
"The goal of every human life should be the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament." St. Charles de Foucauld
"The Holy Eucharist visited us daily becomes our heaven...Jesus awaits your
adoration in the Eucharist." St. Luigi Guanella
"Heaven for me is hidden in a little Host Where Jesus, my Spouse, is veiled for love.
I go to that Divine Furnace to draw out life, And there my Sweet Savior listens to
me night and day." St. Therese of Lisieux
"The Blessed Sacrament is the first and supreme object of our worship. We must
preserve in the depths of our hearts a constant and uninterrupted, profound
adoration of this precious pledge of Divine Love." St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
"How happy I was, alone in the presence of our good Saviour! Oh, what joy one tastes,
and what illumination one receives at the feet of the Eternal; above all, in the
silence of night." S.D. Marie-Eustelle Harpain
"Visit the Blessed Sacrament often; there is your true life...Be special adorers of
the Divine and Blessed Sacrament of the Altar." St. Paul Of The Cross
"Do not fail to adore the Most Holy Eucharist, which is the principal and the
greatest devotion, and the one that all Catholics ought to have...Perform your
adoration, therefore, with care and fidelity." S.D. Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament
"I often speak with my teacher, Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, because I learn from
Him. Jesus is the teacher of the science of holiness. I go to Him because I would
like to learn from Him how to become a Saint." St. Francis de Sales
"In this world it is impossible for all subjects to speak with their king. But
everyone who wishes can find Jesus, the King of Heaven, in the Blessed Sacrament,
and may speak with Him without restraint." St. Teresa Of Avila
St. Thomas Aquinas use to spend many hours in adoration before our beloved Lord. He
once said that he learned more from prayer before the Blessed Sacrament than from
many hours of study. St. Thomas Aquinas
"Gaze upon Him (in Eucharistic Adoration), consider Him, contemplate Him, as you
desire to imitate Him." St. Clare of Assisi
"I beg you to show the greatest possible reverence for the Eucharist through whom
all things have been brought to peace and reconciled with Almighty God." St. Francis of Assisi
"What excuse shall we have, or how shall we obtain pardon, if we consider it too
much to go to Jesus in the Eucharist, who descended from Heaven for our sake?" St. John Chrysostom