Back to Top Baij, S.D. Maria Cecilia (1694 to 1766) Italian Benedictine Nun, Abbess and mystic
"The most beautiful and sweetest thing that we can do is to go often to
visit Jesus in the most holy sacrament, to converse with him, to adore him,
and to offer him our homage of love and gratitude."
(Source: "The Eucharistic Adoration of Mother Maria Cecilia Baij"
by Fr. Stefano M. Manelli, F.I., 2010, pub. Academy of the Immaculate (According to Bing AI)
Benedict XIV, Pope (1675 to 1758) Pope who promoted Forty Hours devotion and carnival-period Eucharistic adoration
Pope Benedict XIV, one of the most learned popes of the eighteenth century, combined doctrinal clarity with broad pastoral and liturgical governance. As Cardinal Prospero Lambertini, Archbishop of Bologna, he zealously encouraged devotion toward the Blessed Sacrament during the three days of carnival, continuing the pious design of his predecessor Paleotti. When he became Pope, he granted many indulgences to all who, during those days, visit Our Lord in this Mystery of His love and pray for the pardon of sinners.
As Archbishop of Bologna he also helped draft the guidelines for Eucharistic exposition and Benediction that were widely adopted as the Clementine Instruction. His significance for Eucharistic devotion lies in that stabilizing role: he strengthened the legal and pastoral framework within which adoration, confraternities, and sacramental piety could be practiced with continuity and orthodoxy across the universal Church.
(Source: Forty Hours devotion history, Salve Maria Regina - http://www.salvemariaregina.info/SalveMariaRegina/SMR-151/40%20Hours.htm; Bullarium Romanum and related 18th-century papal bulls/briefs collections for Benedict XIV's pontificate; biographical context: Catholic Encyclopedia, The List of Popes, https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm)
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Back to Top Clement XI, Pope (1649 to 1721) Pope who recognized and regulated the Forty Hours devotion
On January 21, 1705 he published rules for the observance of Forty Hours in
Rome. These rules were later republished by Pope Clement XII in 1731.
Clement XII, Pope (1652 to 1740) Pope who established the rules for Forty Hours devotion
Pope Clement XII promoted Eucharistic Adoration and published a document Sept. 1, 1731,
"Instructio Clementina", laying out specific rules for the
proper adoration at a Forty-Hours devotion (continuous Eucharistic Adoration
for Forty hours): 1) The Blessed Sacrament is always exposed on the high
Altar, except in patriarchal Basilicas. 2) Statues, relics and pictures
around the Altar of Exposition are to be removed or veiled. 3) Only
Clerics in surplices may take care of the Altar of Exposition. 4) There
must be continuous relays of worshippers before the Blessed Sacrament and
should include a Priest or Cleric in major orders. 5) No Masses are to be
said at the Altar of Exposition.
Clement XIII, Pope (1693 to 1769) Pope who extended Forty Hours devotion to the universal Church
Pope Clement XIII led the Church through mounting conflicts with Enlightenment-era governments while defending Catholic doctrine, religious orders, and papal authority. Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico was widely regarded as personally devout and pastorally serious, and his pontificate combined diplomatic effort with firm theological witness.
On July 23, 1765, by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, he extended to the universal Church a plenary indulgence for the Forty Hours devotion. This favor had previously been restricted to the faithful of the Papal States. The devotion involves solemn Eucharistic adoration before the Blessed Sacrament exposed for approximately forty hours, especially from the week following Septuagesima Sunday to Ash Wednesday, in reparation for offences committed against the Divine Majesty during the carnival season. Thus the Forty Hours devotion was spread throughout the whole world and became one of the most solemn expressions of Catholic piety.
(Source: The Raccolta - Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, Liturgia Latina website - https://liturgialatina.org/raccolta/sacrament.htm; Forty Hours devotion history, Salve Maria Regina - http://www.salvemariaregina.info/SalveMariaRegina/SMR-151/40%20Hours.htm; biographical context: Catholic Encyclopedia, The List of Popes, https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm)
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Back to Top Fasani, St. Francesco Antonio (1681 to 1742) Franciscan priest who promoted daily Communion and fervent night adoration
Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani, known affectionately as "Padre Maestro," was a Franciscan Conventual friar, theologian, and devoted pastor to the poor and prisoners in Lucera. He was a passionate apostle of the Blessed Sacrament, continually urging his flock to seek daily Holy Communion as the primary source of grace. After long days of preaching and works of mercy, he spent hours of the night in silent adoration before the tabernacle. He taught that the Holy Eucharist is the living heart of the Church, where Jesus remains with us to comfort and strengthen every struggling soul.
(Source: Vatican biographical decree and homily for his canonization by Pope John Paul II in 1986; historical records of the Conventual Franciscans of Lucera)
Fontanella, Bl. Mary of the Angels (1661 to 1717) Carmelite mystic of Turin devoted to deep Eucharistic adoration
Blessed Mary of the Angels Fontanella, a Discalced Carmelite nun of Turin, was a mystic renowned for her profound interior life and deep sacramental spirituality. Influenced by and working closely with Blessed Sebastian Valfrè, she placed Eucharistic adoration at the absolute center of her cloistered life. In the quiet of her monastery, she offered her prayers and penances before the tabernacle in reparation for the offenses committed against the Divine Majesty. She experienced the Real Presence as a source of mystical light and fire, teaching that the Blessed Sacrament is the true home of a soul seeking perfect union with God.
(Source: Beatification acts and mystical letters of Mary of the Angels, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1869; Carmelite historical collections of Piedmont)
Back to Top Ignatius of Santhià , St. (1686 to 1770) Italian Capuchin Friar and Spiritual Director
A renowned confessor known as the Father of sinners and the lost, Ignatius served as sacristan and spiritual director in Turin for twenty-four years. When a missionary in Africa fell gravely ill, Ignatius prostrated himself before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and offered to take the illness upon himself so the missionary could continue his apostolic work. The missionary recovered, and Ignatius bore the suffering for the rest of his life, drawing all his spiritual strength from his devotion to the Eucharistic Lord.
(Source: Vatican biography for his canonization by Pope John Paul II in 2002, and Capuchin Order historical records)
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Back to Top John Joseph of the Cross, St. (1654 to 1734) Franciscan priest who encouraged prolonged adoration and frequent Communion
Saint John Joseph of the Cross was an Alcantarine Franciscan priest and reformer who led a life of extraordinary penance and deep mystical prayer. His love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament was the defining feature of his spirituality, and he spent long hours prostrated before the tabernacle. He tirelessly encouraged the faithful to practice prolonged Eucharistic adoration and to approach Holy Communion as frequently as possible. Through his intercession, many souls were drawn back to the sacraments, finding in the Eucharistic Lord the healing and strength they needed to bear their own crosses.
(Source: Vatican canonization records, canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839; Alcantarine Franciscan historical annals)
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Back to Top Labre, St. Benedict Joseph (1748 to 1783) He was called The Beggar Of Perpetual Adoration
Sought out by people of his time for spiritual
direction, he was a homeless beggar who spent hours in ecstasy before the
Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter's and other churches of Rome.
Leonard of Port Maurice, St. (1676 to 1751) Franciscan Priest and aesthetic writer
St. Leonard, upon arriving at any church, would always go
visit the Blessed Sacrament before doing anything else. He preached and
practiced devotion to the Holy Eucharist, in ones spiritual life, as the
main means of resisting mortal sin. One thing that was closest to his heart
was the introduction of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration of which he
succeeded in 130 parishes during his lifetime. Preaching about the necessity
of conversion St. Leonard urged people to go before the Blessed Sacrament :
"Brothers, at the feet of Our Lord, let us protest that we want to save our
soul, cost what it may. Let us all say to Him with tearful eyes, 'Good
Jesus, I want to save my soul,' O blessed tears, O blessed sighs!".
(Source of Quote: Our Lady of the Rosary Library website -
http://olrl.org/)
"Adoration: The first obligation by which we are bound toward God is to
honor Him. It is indeed a precept of the natural law itself that every
inferior owes homage to his superior, and by so much the higher the
superiority, so much the deeper the homage that should be offered."
"And He who resides on the throne of His greatness, He it is that must needs
descend to lay himself a Victim on our altars, in order that the homage
rendered may perfectly correspond to the eminence of that infinite Majesty."
Back to Top Majella, St. Gerard (1726 to 1755) Religious, Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers
"What great strength souls
receive who lovingly visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Let's all go see
Jesus, Our Prisoner of Love. Suffer only for God and your sufferings will
bring you heaven on earth."
"Lord, make my faith in the Most Blessed
Sacrament of the altar especially alive".
Martinengo, Bl. Maria Maddalena (1687 to 1737) Italian Capuchin Poor Clare Nun, Abbess, and Mystic
A Capuchin Poor Clare abbess and mystic, Maria Maddalena devoted her hidden life to prayer, penance, and union with Christ in the Eucharist. Her spiritual writings, including her Autobiografia, Trattato sull'umiltà , and Dialogi mistici, are described as deeply Eucharistic alongside her Christological and Marian devotion, and remain a high point of 18th-century feminine mystical literature centered on imitating the poor and humble Christ.
A soul will be holier in proportion to its self-emptying.
(Source: Her mystical manuscripts preserved in the Capuchin Poor Clare archives, and her papal beatification decree by Pope Leo XIII in 1900)
Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, St. (1715 to 1791) Stigmatist and member of the Third Order Of St. Francis
St. Mary Frances had such a great love and devotion for the Blessed Sacrament that almost every
time she adored the Holy Eucharist she fell into ecstasy. She would seek out
churches where Forty-Hours was being celebrated and would spend entire
nights in adoration. Later on in life she committed to visiting the Blessed
Sacrament thirty three times a day in honor of our Lord's thirty three years
of life on earth. While we cannot hope to do all St. Mary Frances did we can
at least follow her footsteps and volunteer to cover one specific Holy Hour
a week at the Eucharistic Adoration program at our local church.
Montfort, St. Louis De (1673 to 1716) French Priest and a candidate to become a Doctor Of The Church
St. Louis De Montfort considered Eucharistic Adoration after Mass so
important, in thanksgiving for the graces and blessings, that he use to say,
"I would not give up this hour of thanksgiving even for an hour of Paradise".
Back to Top Nagle, Ven. Nano (1718 to 1784) She founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Nano Nagle spent long
hours in adoration especially at night. She became known as the "Lady
of the Latern" because of her carrying her Lattern thru the dark alleways to
visit Jesus so often and to visit the sick and poor.
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Back to Top Pacificus of San Severino, St. (1653 to 1721) Franciscan priest known for ecstatic union during Holy Mass
Saint Pacificus of San Severino was a Franciscan friar who bore severe physical trials, including blindness, deafness, and chronic leg ulcers, with heroic patience and joy. Despite these heavy crosses, his interior life was a furnace of Eucharistic love. His biographers record that during the celebration of Holy Mass and hours of adoration before the tabernacle, he was frequently blessed with ecstasies and levitation. His profound contemplation of the Real Presence was so intense that his soul seemed completely absorbed in God, serving as a powerful witness to all who saw him pray.
(Source: Vatican canonization records for Pacificus of San Severino, canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839; Franciscan annals and biographies of the saints of the Marches of Ancona)
Papczynski, St. Stanislaus (1631 to 1701) Polish Priest and founder of the Marians Of The Immaculate Conception
"Let us not be ashamed or afraid to visit our Lord in the Most Holy
Sacrament, for He is always ready to welcome us, to bless us, and to fill us
with His grace and mercy. He is our best friend, our most loving father, our
most powerful protector, and our most faithful spouse. He is the treasure of
our soul, the joy of our heart, and the delight of our spirit. He is the
source of all good, the fountain of all grace, and the summit of all
perfection. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is our God and our
all. Let us, then, approach Him with confidence and love, and let us adore
Him with reverence and gratitude.".
(Source: "St. Stanislaus Papczynski: Selected Writings" bk.
by St. Stanislaus Papczynski, edited by Fr. Janusz Kumala, MIC, transl. by Fr. Jan
Migacz, MIC, 2016, p. 67, pub. Marian Press (According to Bing AI))
"The Most Holy Sacrament is the most sublime and most excellent of all the
sacraments, and therefore it deserves the highest honor and reverence from
us. It is the sacrament of love, in which Christ Himself, the King of glory,
dwells under the appearance of bread and wine, to be our food, our medicine,
our consolation, and our pledge of eternal life. Therefore, let us often
visit this divine guest, who waits for us day and night in the tabernacle,
and let us adore Him with faith, hope, and charity. Let us offer Him our
homage, our gratitude, our petitions, and our reparation for the sins and
outrages that He suffers from the world. Let us unite ourselves to Him in
spirit and in truth, and let us receive Him worthily and frequently in Holy
Communion, so that we may become one with Him, as He is one with the Father
and the Holy Spirit.
(Source: "St. Stanislaus Papczynski: Selected Writings" bk.
by St. Stanislaus Papczynski, edited by Fr. Janusz Kumala, MIC, transl. by Fr. Jan
Migacz, MIC, 2016, p. 657, pub. Marian Press (According to Bing AI))
Paul Of The Cross, St. (1694 to 1775) Founder of the Passionists and great Mystic of the 18th Century
"Let weak and frail man come here suppliantly to adore the Sacrament of
Christ, not to discuss high things, or wish to penetrate difficulties, but
to bow down to secret things in humble veneration, and to abandon God's
mysteries to God, for Truth deceives no man—Almighty God can do all things. Amen."
"Visit the Blessed Sacrament often; there is your true life."
(Source: Black Catholics, Black Saints blog -
Click Here)
"Be special adorers of the Divine and Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,
which is the heavenly food of the soaring eagles, that is, of the souls
advanced in holiness—and thank Him unceasingly for having left us such an
infinite Treasure."
"Above all else, I rejoice in the Lord that you
may often find yourself plunged and immersed in the Sacred Passion of Jesus
and in the great furnace of His Eucharistic Presence, that here you may
drink torrents of burning love and be adorned with the treasures of divine
grace and virtue."
(Source: St. Paul of the Cross's 1721 letter to
Sister Teresa Costanza Pontas)
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Back to Top de Rossi, St. John Baptist (1698 to 1764) Italian Priest and Apostle of the Abandoned in Rome
Known as the Apostle of Rome, John Baptist de Rossi grounded his exhausting pastoral work among the poor, sick, prisoners, and abandoned in long hours of prayer before the tabernacle. His canonization acts record that when celebrating Mass his countenance was often transfigured with such Eucharistic recollection that those present were moved to tears. He spent his life drawing supernatural charity and strength from his intimacy with the Eucharistic Lord before going forth to hear confessions and preach throughout the city.
(Source: Vita et Acta Sancti Ioannis Baptistae de Rubeis, Confessoris, and his papal canonization acts by Pope Leo XIII in 1881)
(Source: De La Salle College "Oaklands" (100 Short
Quotes St. John Baptist de la Salle book by Nicholas Hutchinson, FSC) -
Click Here)
Sarnelli, Bl. Gennaro Maria (1702 to 1744) Italian Redemptorist Priest
"The most efficacious means of
sanctifying the soul is to have a tender devotion to the most holy Sacrament
of the Altar, to assist at Mass with great fervor, to communicate often and
with great preparation, to make frequent visits to Jesus Christ in the most
holy Sacrament, and to remain in His presence as long as possible."
(Source: "The Christian Sanctified by the Laws of
Christ: Part III" by Bl. Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, 1741, p. 19, published in
Naples, Italy (According to Bing AI))
Serra, St. JunÃpero (1713 to 1784) Spanish Franciscan Priest and Apostle of California
JunÃpero Serra placed the altar and the celebration of the Eucharist at the center of every mission he founded along the California coast. He often traveled hundreds of miles on foot carrying the Blessed Sacrament to isolated Catholic communities, and confirmed thousands of native converts after long missionary journeys centered on the Mass and the Real Presence. Every new mission was built around making Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament the heart of community life.
(Source: Biography by Father Francisco Palou, his 1787 Relacion historica, and his papal canonization by Pope Francis in 2015)
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Back to Top Thomas Of Cori, St. (1655 to 1729) Franciscan Priest known as the Apostle Of Sublacense Italy
All of our Saints found great
solace in Eucharistic Adoration. They found the reinvigorating graces and
energy there to go and minister in their apostolates. St. Thomas of Cori was
no different. Mass and Eucharistic Adoration was extremely important to him,
at the very core of his spiritual life, from which he would go forth to
preach the Gospel, administer the sacraments and work miracles in Italy.
Tomasi, St. Joseph Mary (1649 to 1713) Theatine Cardinal and liturgical reformer who championed daily Communion
Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi, a Sicilian noble who became a member of the Clerks Regular Theatine and was later created Cardinal by Pope Clement XI, is celebrated as one of the great liturgical minds of the Church. His scholarly and pastoral efforts were dedicated to restoring the beauty of public worship, always keeping the Eucharistic Sacrifice at its center. He ardently championed frequent and even daily Holy Communion for the lay faithful and encouraged prolonged adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. For Tomasi, active participation in the liturgy and quiet adoration of the Host were the twin pillars of true holiness.
(Source: Vatican biographical documents for his canonization by Pope John Paul II in 1986; Bullarium Theatinum and liturgical writings of Cardinal Tomasi)
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Back to Top Valfrè, Bl. Sebastian (1629 to 1710) Oratorian priest who introduced Forty Hours devotion to Turin
Blessed Sebastian Valfrè, an Oratorian priest, spent his life in pastoral charity, spiritual direction, and deep liturgical reform in Turin. He is widely credited with establishing and promoting the Forty Hours (Quarant'Ore) devotion in the city, drawing thousands of the faithful into prolonged adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. His intense devotion to the Holy Eucharist was a lifelong witness; even during his final, painful illness, he insisted on kneeling with deep reverence through the entire service of Eucharistic Benediction, showing that his love for the Lord in the Sacrament transcended all physical infirmity.
(Source: Life of Blessed Sebastian Valfrè by Lady Amabel Kerr, 1900, published by the Catholic Truth Society; Oratorian historical archives on Turin's liturgical life)
Vigne, Bl. Peter (1655 to 1729) French Priest and founder of the Sisters Of The Blessed Sacrament
"Jesus, so ardently loved, would that You were known everywhere, so that the world
would glorify You, who wish to remain hidden under the appearance of bread
and wine until the end of time."
"Contemplating Christ present in the Eucharist and the saving Passion,
Fr Peter Vigne was led to be a true disciple and a faithful missionary of
the Church. May his example give the faithful, the desire to draw daring for
the mission from the love of the Eucharist and from the adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament!" - St. John Paul II Homily on the Beatification of
Blessed Peter Vigne October 3, 2004.
"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