Quotes On The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration

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Pope Leo XIII (1878 to 1903)
Pope who defined modern Catholic social teaching
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St. Mary Hermina Grivot (1866 to 1900)
French Franciscan Missionary of Mary and martyr in China
"(Eucharistic) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is half my life. The other half consists in loving Jesus and winning souls for Him."

(Source: CatholicSaints.Info website - https://catholicsaints.info/)

Bl. Helena Stollenwerk (1852 to 1900)
Co-foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit
"How happy I am to be able to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament every day. He is my only consolation and support in this valley of tears. I wish I could spend hours and hours in adoration before Him, but my duties do not allow me to do so. However, I try to unite myself with Him as often as possible during the day and to offer Him all my actions and sufferings."

(Source: 1898 Diary of Bl. Helena Stollenwerk (According to Bing AI) )

"Let us often visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and receive Him with great love and reverence. He is our best friend, our most tender father, our powerful protector, our faithful guide, our divine spouse. He loves us with an infinite love and He waits for us day and night in the tabernacle. He longs to give Himself to us and to fill us with His grace and blessings."

(Source: Bl. Helena Stollenwerk's 1899 letter to Sr. Maria Magdalena (According to Bing AI) )

St. Joseph Ma Taishun (1840 to 1900)
Chinese physician, lay catechist, and martyr
"O Jesus, humbly kneeling in Your Presence, and united with all the faithful on earth and the saints in heaven, I adore You, true God and true Man, here present in the Holy Eucharist."

(Source: Archdiocese of St. Louis website - https://www.archstl.org/)

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S.D. Louis de Goesbriand (1816 to 1899)
Missionary and first Bishop of Burlington, Vermont
"When we are before the Blessed Sacrament, we should adore Jesus Christ with profound reverence, and express our love for Him with fervent affection. We should thank Him for all His benefits, especially for the gift of Himself in the Eucharist. We should offer Him our prayers, our sacrifices, our needs, and our intentions. We should also listen to His voice in our hearts, and follow His inspirations."

(Source: "The Israelite Before the Ark and The Christian Before the Altar" bk. by Bishop Louis de Goesbriand, 2018, page 210, pub. Forgotten Books (According to Bing AI) )

St. Sharbel Makhluf (1828 to 1898)
Maronite monk, priest, and hermit of Lebanon
Many of our Saints considered the night hours the most rewarding. St. Sharbel had a great devotion to the Eucharist and would spend 11 hours at night in Eucharist Adoration before saying Mass in the morning.

St. Maria Katharina Kasper (1820 to 1898)
German foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
"Let us often visit Jesus in the most holy sacrament, where he waits for us with such love and longing. Let us not leave him alone and forsaken. He has so much to give us, so much to tell us, so much to show us. He wants to fill us with his grace and his peace. He wants to make us like himself, meek and humble of heart. He wants to inflame us with his love and his zeal. He wants to be our strength and our joy. He wants to be our all."

(Source: "Maria Katharina Kasper: Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ" bk. by Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann, 2018, p. 113, pub. Novalis Publishing (According to Bing AI) )

St. Therese of Lisieux (1873 to 1897)
Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church
"Frequently, only silence can express my prayer. However, this Divine Guest of the tabernacle understands all, even the silence of a child's soul filled with gratitude. When I am before the tabernacle, I can say only one thing to Our Lord: 'My God, you know that I love you' and I feel my prayer does not tire Jesus."

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"To bear the exile of this valley of tears I need the glance of my Divine Savior. This glance full of love has revealed its charms to me. It has made me sense the happiness of Heaven. My Jesus smiles at me when I sigh to Him. Then I no longer feel my trial of faith. My God's Glance, His ravishing Smile, That is Heaven for me!"

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"How I loved the feasts!...I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw flowers beneath the feet of God!...I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touch the sacred Monstrance."

(Source: "Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux" book)

"O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires.  From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To sacrifice myself in silence, to wait for Heaven in peace.  Keeping myself open to the rays of the Divine Host, In this furnace of love, I shall be consumed, And like a seraphim, Lord, I shall love You."

(Source: Our Lady of Guadalupe Adoration website - http://ologadoration.org/en_US/)

"O Jesus, I want to be fascinated by Your gaze."

(Source: I Want to See God blog - https://theholyfaceofjesus.wordpress.com/)

"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."

(Source: St. Therese's 1896 poem "Heaven For Me" )

Bl. Mary of the Divine Heart (1863 to 1899)
German nun devoted to the Sacred Heart in the Eucharist
"I could never separate the devotion to the Heart of Jesus from the devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and I will never be able to explain how and how much the Sacred Heart of Jesus deigned to favour me in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. [...] The Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist was like a radiant sun, drawing me to Him, enlightening me, and inflaming me with love."

(Source: Autobiographical spiritual notes and letters of Bl. Maria Droste zu Vischering; beatified by Pope Paul VI on November 1, 1975)

Bl. Mary Angela Truszkowska (1825 to 1899)
Polish foundress who established perpetual adoration in her congregation
"All through the Heart of Mary in honour of the Most Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Spiritual counsel and Constitutions of the Sisters of St. Felix (Felician Sisters); beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 18, 1993)

Ven. Andrew Beltrami (1870 to 1897)
Italian Salesian priest and exemplar of suffering offered to God
"Wherever I may be I will often think of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I will fix my thoughts on the holy Tabernacle u2014 even when I happen to wake up at night u2014 adoring Him from where I am, calling to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, offering up to Him the action I am performing. I will install one telegraph cable from my study to the church, another from my bedroom, and a third from our refectory; and as often as I can, I will send messages of love to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Extraordinary Year of Mercy - The Follow-Through facebook page - Click Here)

St. Caterina Volpicelli (1839 to 1894)
Foundress of the Maidservants of the Sacred Heart
With a great devotion to the Eucharist, and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Caterina founded the Congregation Of The Servants Of the Sacred Heart and, at the request of Pope Leo XII, built a shrine in Ponticelli Italy for adoration and reparation. Throughout her life she strongly supported Eucharistic Adoration and took part in the first National Eucharistic Congress in Italy in 1891.

St. Louis Martin (1823 to 1894)
French watchmaker and father of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Martin was heavily involved in Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at his local parish and would often say "I would like to die near a church, so that I could be close to the tabernacle until my last breath."

(Source of quote: St. Martin's June 15, 1894 letter to daughter Marie (according to bing AI) )

St. Conrad of Parzham (1818 to 1894)
Capuchin lay brother who served forty years as porter at Altötting
St. Conrads Prayer of Adoration - " I have come to spend a few moments with You, O Jesus and in spirit I prostrate myself in the dust before Your Holy Tabernacle to adore you, my Lord and God in deepest humility.  Once more, a day has come to it's close, dear Jesus, another day which brings me nearer to the grave and my beloved heavenly home.  Once more, O Jesus, my heart longs for You, the true Bread of Life, which contains all sweetness and relish.  O my Jesus, mercifully grant me pardon for the faults and ingratitude of this day and come to me, to refresh my poor heart which longs for You.  As the heart pants for the waters, as the parched earth longs for the dew of Heaven, even so does my poor heart long for You.  You Fount of Life.  I love You O Jesus, I hope in You, I love You and out of love for You, I regret sincerely all my sins.  May Your peace and Your benediction be mine, now and always and for all eternity.  Amen!"

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

Bl. Clara Fey (1815 to 1894)
German foundress of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus
"I cannot tell you how much I long for the Blessed Sacrament. It is my heaven on earth, my refuge, my joy, my all. I wish I could spend all my time in adoration, but I have to do my duty and serve the poor children."

(Source: "The Life of Mother Clara Fey" by Sister Mary Emmanuel, S.P.C.J., 1928, p. 172, pub. Benziger Brothers, New York (According to Bing AI))

"The most important thing for us is to be faithful to our visits to the Blessed Sacrament. There we will find Jesus, who is waiting for us with open arms. He will give us light, grace, peace, and love. He will make us holy and happy."

(Source: "The Life of Mother Clara Fey" by Sister Mary Emmanuel, S.P.C.J., 1928, p. 201, pub. Benziger Brothers, New York (According to Bing AI))

Bl. Marie Anne Blondin (1809 to 1890)
Canadian foundress of the Sisters of Saint Anne
"Let us go often to Jesus. He loves us so much! Go to see him in the tabernacle. Make him feel your love. Adore him in your heart...The more we love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the more we will love our neighbor."

(Source: "Marie-Anne Blondin: A Life Centred on the Cross" by Eugu00E8ne Nadeau, 1956, p. 79-80, pub. Sisters of St. Anne in Montreal, Can. (According to Bing AI))

"We must be faithful to our hour of adoration, because this is the time that Jesus has chosen to give us his graces and his love."

(Source: "Marie-Anne Blondin: A Life Centred on the Cross" by Eugu00E8ne Nadeau, 1956, p. 76, pub. Sisters of St. Anne in Montreal, Can. (According to Bing AI))

Ven. Louis of Trelles (1819 to 1891)
Founder of the Spanish Nocturnal Adoration Association
In 1862 Louis started to devlelop a deep affection for Eucharistic Adoration. He, in 1868, became the head a national organization for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. This led to him organizing the first vigil of the Spanish Nocturnal (Eucharistic) Adoration in Madrid in 1877. Until his death in 1891, Luis de Trelles dedicated himself to promoting and organizing new sections and shifts of Nocturnal Adoration, achieving its diffusion throughout Spain, for which he is considered an Apostle of the Eucharist in the 19th century.

(Source: Wikipedia Spanish website - https://es.wikipedia.org/)

St. John Henry Newman (1801 to 1890)
English cardinal and founder of the English Oratory
"It is such an incomprehensible blessing to have Christ in bodily presence in one's house, within one's walls...To know that He is close by - to be able to visit Him, again and again, throughout the day..."

(Source: St. John's Seminary on Facebook - Click Here)

"I did not know, or did not observe, the tabernacle Lamp u2013 but now after tasting of the awful delight of worshipping God in His Temple, how unspeakably cold is the idea of a Temple without that Divine Presence! One is tempted to say what is the meaning, what is the use of it?...

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"He is not past, He is present now.  And though He is not seen, He is present here.  The same God who walked the water, who did miracles, etc., is in the Tabernacle.  We come before Him, we speak to Him just as He was spoken to...years ago."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

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St. Damien of Molokai (1840 to 1889)
Picpus priest and missionary to the lepers of Molokai
"It is in the Blessed Sacrament that we find strength. Without my daily Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament, I could not have lasted one single day."

(Source: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Clayton MO website - Click Here)

"Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the most tender of friends with souls who seek to please Him.  His goodness knows how to proportion itself to the smallest of His creatures as to the greatest of them.  Be not afraid then in your solitary conversations, to tell Him of your miseries, your fears, your worries, of those who are dear to you, of your projects, and of your hopes.  Do so with confidence and with an open heart."

(Source: Ignatian Spirituality: Set the World Ablaze blog - https://predmore.blogspot.com/)

Bl. Marie-Therese De Soubiran (1835 to 1889)
Foundress of the Sisters of Mary Auxiliatrice
Blessed Marie-Therese of Soubiran found Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament so important that she not only urged daily adoration for all but also urged one to prepare well for their visits before our beloved Lord. To the Sisters she was in charge of she wrote: "The Sisters must realize that to help them become saints, it is necessary to pray at night in order to obtain graces for the following day. The Sisters should use each day to prepare themselves for their night adoration."

(Source of quote: "The Spiritual Life of Bl. Marie-Therese De Soubiran" 1946 book, Society of Mary Auxillitrax)

St. John Bosco (1815 to 1888)
Italian priest and founder of the Salesian Society
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S.D. Isaac Hecker (1819 to 1888)
American priest and founder of the Paulist Fathers
"The tabernacle is the home of Jesus. He is there waiting for us, longing for us, inviting us to come to Him. He wants to hear our prayers, our troubles, our needs, and our joys. He wants to give us His grace, His love, His peace. He wants us to be His friends, His companions, His intimates. He wants us to make Him the center of our lives."

(Source: "A Collection of Isaac Hecker Quotes" edited by John Farina, 2013, p. 19, pub. Paulist Press (According to Bing AI) )

"How many souls there are who need but a little encouragement, a little direction, a little instruction, to become frequent visitors of the Blessed Sacrament! How many there are who would find in this practice the solution of their doubts, the healing of their wounds, the strength of their weakness, the consolation of their sorrows!"

(Source: "The Blessed Sacrament: A Hecker Reflection" by Fr. Isaac Hecker, 2010, p. 5, pub. Paulist Press (According to Bing AI) )

St. Mary Joseph Rosello (1811 to 1888)
Foundress of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy
"Go to Jesus. He loves you and is waiting for you to give you many graces. He is on the altar surrounded by angels adoring and praying. Let them make some room for you and join them in doing what they do."

(Source: Lord I Will Trust In You blog - https://iwilltrustinyou.org/)

St. Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803 to 1888)
Italian bishop of Vicenza and champion of Catholic education
"The visit to the Blessed Sacrament is a great act of faith and love, a proof of gratitude and recognition, a source of grace and consolation, a powerful means of reparation and satisfaction, a pledge of eternal life. Let us make it often, let us make it well, let us make it with devotion and fervor. Let us make it with the intention of pleasing God, of honoring him, of thanking him, of asking him for what we need, of offering him what we have, of giving him what we are."

(Source: "The Life of the Venerable Servant of God, John Anthony Farina, Bishop of Vicenza" bk. by Fr. Joseph Bertolli, 1891, p. 233, pub. Benziger Brothers, New York (According to Bing AI) )

Bl. Mother Maria of Jesus Deluil-Martinyo (1841 to 1884)
Foundress of the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart
Can we volunteer to cover just one hour a week at our local adoration program to make up for the sins of the world?  Our beloved Lord asks this of all souls, and much more, thru Blessed Maria of Jesus.  During her long hours in Eucharistic Adoration every night our Lord made her understand that He was waiting for souls who would offer Him perpetual homage of reparation for the most subtle wounds made in His Sacred Heart.

"At all times let us keep our gaze fixed lovingly on the divine Victim being immolated on the altar. And let us allow ourselves to be immolated at the same time. Weeping before the altars that are the object of indifference or profanation, may we love and make up for the coldness of those who do not know how to return love for love."

(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)

St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837 to 1881)
Italian co-foundress of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
"Let us learn to speak with Jesus in his Eucharistic Love. He is always there waiting for us to give us his grace and his love. Let us make some visits to him every day; let us remain close to him as much as we can; let us not leave him alone in our churches."

(Source: "I Will Never Forget You: Letters of Maria Domenica Mazzarello" bk. trans. by Sister Mary Louise Duddy, 2001, p. 29, pub. Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (According to Bing AI) )

St. Daniele Comboni (1831 to 1881)
Missionary bishop and founder of the Comboni Missionaries
"I exhort you to be faithful to the holy exercise of adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament, which is the source of all good and the fountain of living water that quenches our thirst and refreshes our souls. I t is there that you will find Jesus, who loves you with an infinite love and who waits for you to give you his peace and his joy."

(Source: "The Writings of St. Daniel Comboni: Correspondence and Reports (1850-1881) of the Founder of the Comboni Missionaries" by St. Daniele Comboni, trans. by Catharine P. Marcelin-Rice and Louis Marcelin-Rice, 2005, p. 513, Comboni Missionaries, London (According to Bing AI) )

Bl. Pauline von Mallinckrodt (1817 to 1881)
German foundress who prioritized the Eucharist in missions
Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt spent her life in heroic service to the blind, sick, and poor, drawing all her strength from daily Communion and deep adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. She was so convinced of the necessity of the Real Presence that she made it a strict prerequisite that the Eucharist be reserved in every convent chapel before sending her sisters on any new mission. For Pauline, the Eucharistic Lord was the living heartbeat of the community, from which all Christian charity and service must flow.

(Source: Spiritual retreat notes of 1843, and Constitutions of the Sisters of Christian Charity; beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1985)

Bishop Louis Gaston Adrien of Segur (1820 to 1881)
French bishop who organized the first Eucharistic Congress
All of our Saints spent many hours a week in Adoration of our beloved Lord, where they would renew their strength, including Bishop Louis Gaston Adrien who would spend two hours every night in Eucharistic Adoration.

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St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844 to 1879)
French visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes
"The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words, "Come all you who are sick, I will restore your health.""

(Source: Saint Quotes blog - https://saintquotes.tumblr.com/)

"When you pass by the chapel and haven't time to stop, tell your Guardian Angel to take your messages to Our Lord in the tabernacle. He will take them and then have time to catch up with you."

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St. Marguerite Bays (1815 to 1879)
Swiss laywoman, Franciscan tertiary, and mystic
Eucharistic Adoration is what turns common Christians into great Saints. Virtually all the future saints did this, such as Blessed Marguerite who spent her whole life in the neighborhood she was born in. She had an immense love for Jesus in the Eucharist, before which she spent long hours in adoration at her local parish. She lived constantly in God's presence.

Bl. Theresa of Jesus (Gerhardinger) (1797 to 1879)
German foundress of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
"Let us visit the Blessed Sacrament as often as possible and remain there as long as our duties permit. Let us adore Him fervently and thank Him for all the graces He has bestowed on us."

(Source: "The Letters of Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger" Volume 1, edited by Sister Mary Ann Kuttner, 1993, page 340, pub. School Sisters of Notre Dame (According to Bing AI) )

"Let us often visit our dear Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and remain there in adoration, love and gratitude. He is always waiting for us with open arms to receive us, to console us, to strengthen us and to bless us."

(Source: "The Letters of Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger" Volume 2, edited by Sister Mary Ann Kuttner, 1993, page 37, pub. School Sisters of Notre Dame (According to Bing AI) )

St. Jeanne Jugan (1792 to 1879)
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor
"Go and find Him when your patience and strength run out and you feel alone and helpless. Jesus is waiting for you in the chapel. Say to Him, 'Jesus, you know exactly what is going on. You are all I have, and you know all things. Come to my help.' And then go, and don't worry about how you are going to manage. That you have told God about it is enough. He has a good memory."

(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation blog - Click Here)

St. Mary of Jesus Crucified (1846 to 1878)
Melkite Greek Catholic Carmelite mystic and stigmatist
"I beg you...to love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. He is there for us, waiting for our visits and prayers. He is the source of all grace and holiness. He is our true friend, who will never abandon us. He is our loving spouse, who desires to unite himself with us. He is our king, who deserves all our homage and adoration. He is our God, who made us and redeemed us by his blood. Oh, how can we not love him, who loved us so much?"

(Source: Sr. Mary of Jesus Crucified June 15, 1877 letter titled "My dear and beloved Sisters" (According to Bing AI) )

"One day, while I was in adoration, I saw a beautiful light coming from the tabernacle. It was brighter than the sun, and it filled the whole chapel. I felt a great joy and peace in my soul. Then I heard a voice saying to me: 'Mariam, do you know who I am?' I answered: 'Yes, Lord, you are my God and my all.' The voice said: 'I am Jesus, the Son of God, who became man for your sake. I am here in the Blessed Sacrament to be with you and to love you. I want you to love me with all your heart, and to give me your life as a sacrifice of love. I want you to be my victim of love, as I was for you on the cross."

(Source: Sr. Mary of Jesus Crucified July 16, 1878 poem titled "The Love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament" (First stanza of poem) (According to Bing AI) )

Bl. Emilie of Oultremont (1818 to 1878)
Belgian widow, nun, and foundress of the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix
"It is there in His Eucharist that He says to me: 'I thirst, thirst for your love, your sacrifices, your sufferings. I thirst for your happiness, for it was to save you that I came into the world, that I suffered and died on the Cross, and in order to console and strengthen you I left you the Eucharist. So you have there all My life, all My tenderness'."

(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com)

Bl. Pope Pius IX (1792 to 1878)
Pope who defined Mary's Immaculate Conception and convened Vatican I
"Even the poor Pope needs to be a little alone with Jesus; I have so many things to say to him, so many lights to ask of him, so much advice and so many graces."

(Source: Vatican website - 2/7/02 Homily of Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins (quoting Piius IX) - https://www.vatican.va/)

(Pope Pius IX) lived intensely the Eucharistic piety in all its forms. In the first place, in the daily celebration of Holy Mass, with an unusual fervor that gave a glimpse of his entire faith, in the day and night adoration, in his private chapel and in the churches he encountered along his way, when he went out for a walk in Rome...

(Source: Vatican website - 2/7/02 Homily of Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins - https://www.vatican.va/)

St. Maria Rosa Molas (1815 to 1876)
Spanish foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
"How sweet it is to remain in silence and recollection before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament! How much light and peace He communicates to our souls! How many inspirations and resolutions He gives us to advance in virtue and holiness."

(Source: "Saint Maria Rosa Molas: A Life of Joy and Suffering" by Sister Maria Pilar Cebrian, O.L.C, 1990, p. 83, pub. Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation in Rome, Italy (translated by Bing AI 2023) )

St. Catherine Laboure (1806 to 1876)
French sister and visionary of the Miraculous Medal
The Blessed Virgin speaking to St. Catherine - "Come to the foot of the altar. Graces will be shed on all, great and little, especially upon those who seek for them."

(Source: Pray The Holy Rosary Daily facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/DailyRosary/)

"Whenever I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and I say to him, 'Lord, I am here. Tell me what you would have me to do' . . . And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I tell him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and listen. God always speaks to you when you approach him plainly and simply."

(Source: Pray The Holy Rosary Daily facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/DailyRosary/)

Venerable Leo Dupont (1806 to 1876)
French layman known as the Apostle of the Holy Face
Besides promoting devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Venerable Leo promoted Eucharistic Adoration just as vigorously. In 1849 he helped set up night Eucharistic Adoration in Tours France and had a strong desire that this be established in every parish throughout the world: "When shall we see Our Lord honored day and night in every parish through the Catholic world? I love to cherish the hope!" He often would go and help establish this nocturnal adoration at various parishes.

(Source: City a Desert blog - https://cassianus.tumblr.com/)

"How short, above all, seems the (Eucharistic Adoration) hour which has fallen to our lot!...Some (read books) or simply say their rosaries, but the greater number place themselves as suppliants at the feet of our Lord, speak to Him, and receive good thoughts from Him; these last find the hour exceedingly short."

(Source: City a Desert blog - https://cassianus.tumblr.com/)

Bl. Mary Frances Schervier (1819 to 1876)
German foundress who rooted service to the poor in the Eucharist
"The Most Blessed Sacrament is Christ made visible. The poor sick person is Christ again made visible."

(Source: Life and writings of Blessed Mary Frances Schervier; beatified by Pope Paul VI on April 28, 1974)

S.D. Prosper Guéranger (1805 to 1875)
French Benedictine abbot and re-founder of Solesmes Congregation
"Let us often visit our Lord in the most holy Sacrament: he is always there waiting for us, and is always ready to hear us. Let us adore him for his own sake; let us thank him for all his benefits; let us make amends to him for all the outrages he receives from sinners; let us present our petitions to him with a humble confidence; and we shall experience the effects of his power and love."

(Source: "The Liturgical Year" by Fr. Prosper Guéranger, translated by Fr. Dom Laurence Shepherd, 1868, in the volume "Time after Pentecostu201D, book 5, chapter 1, section u201CPractice during the Time after Pentecostu201D )

Ven. Augustine Mary Of The Most Blessed Sacrament (1820 to 1871)
Carmelite priest devoted to the Blessed Sacrament
"Yes, I am happy, perfectly happy; and do you wish to know where I find true happiness? At the feet of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,..."

(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)

"I would strongly urge that, even as the Magdalene anointed the Lord's feet with tears and perfumed oil, you too would pour out the perfume of constant prayer and contemplation at the foot of the tabernacle. I should like the Eucharist to become a burning flame for your soul, so that, immersed in that flame, it might emerge burning with love and great-heartedness. I should like to see this eucharistic altar, on which Jesus is sacrificed, accept your offering too, so that you may become a victim of love, whose perfume rises to the throne of the Eternal God!"

(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)

Bl. Edmund Bojanowski (1814 to 1871)
Polish layman and founder of four separate congregations
"I cannot express how much I owe to the visits to the Blessed Sacrament which I make every day. I feel as if I were conversing with Jesus Himself, present in the tabernacle. He speaks to my heart and I listen to His voice. He inflames my love and I offer Him my whole being. He fills me with peace and I rest in His embrace."

(Source: Blessed Edmund Bojanowski June 24, 1847 letter to his spiritual director, Fr. Jan Nepomucen Fick (According to Bing AI)

St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805 to 1871)
Co-founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
"Love our Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament with all your heart."

(Source: Last words of St. Chavara - Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara blog - https://chavarayachan.blogspot.com/)

St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807 to 1870)
Founder of the Claretians and Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
"The faith I have when I am in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is so strong that I find it impossible to express what I feelu2026.When the time comes to leave I must force myself to overcome the inclination to prolong my stay with Jesus."

(Source: Daily TV Mass facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/dailytvmass/)

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St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (1796 to 1868)
Foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
"To speak of the Blessed Sacrament is to speak of what is most sacred. How often, when we are in a state of distress, those to whom we look for help leave us; or what is worse, add to our affliction by heaping fresh troubles upon us. He is ever there waiting to help us."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"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."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion to the Blessed Virgin u2013 these are three inseparable devotions we should lovingly cultivate and which will ensure the perfection of the good works we have undertaken as well as our eternal happiness."

(Source: St. Pelletier wrote these words in a letter to her sisters in 1847 (according to bing AI))

"Draw near to our Lord, thoroughly aware of you own nothingness and you may hope all things from His Goodness and Mercy. Never forget that Jesus Christ is no less generous in the Blessed Sacrament than He was during His mortal life on earth."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"We must preserve, in the depths of our hearts,  a constant and uninerrupted, profound adoration, of this precious pledge of Divine Love."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"I urge you to cultivate greater love for the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: "Life of Reverend Mother Mary of St. Euphrasia Pelletier" by A.M. Clark, 1896, page 338)

"The more one loves Jesus in the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar, the more one loves Mary: and, the more one loves Mary, the more heartfelt is the homage we pay to the Most Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: "Life of Reverend Mother Mary of St. Euphrasia Pelletier" by A.M. Clark, 1896, page 3450)

Ven. Frederic Baraga (1797 to 1868)
Slovenian missionary bishop who adored three hours daily
"My beloved Christian, when you attend Mass or when you come to visit the Blessed Sacrament, you really come before Jesus, one’s Lord and God. If you listen to Him faithfully and let Him speak to your heart, you will clearly hear the words that give eternal life."

(Source: "Heavenly Roses" (1846) Slovenian spiritual book, chapter "The Mass and Visits to the Blessed Sacrament" by Ven. Frederic Baraga; declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012)

St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811 to 1868)
French priest and outstanding Apostle of the Eucharist
For all of this Saint's quotes, please click here

Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos (1819 to 1867)
Redemptorist priest and tireless missionary preacher
Blessed Francis often visited the Blessed Sacrament especially as a priest when he often prayed long hours during the night. Known as the "cheerful aesthetic," he spent himself for souls, ministering to the sick and suffering.

"Also daily, if at all possible, visit the Blessed Sacrament and toward evening, meditate on the Passion of Christ for a half hour."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

St. Maria Michaela Desmaisieres (1809 to 1865)
Foundress of the Handmaids of the Sacrament and of Charity
When volunteering to cover an hour of Eucharistic Adoration the Saints considered the most difficult hours the most rewarding and would stay in adoration as long as possible. St. Maria Michaela would spend entire nights in adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament and became one of the Church's strongest promoters of Eucharistic Adoration.

Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman (1802 to 1865)
English cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster
"A visit to the Blessed Sacrament declares at once the simple, hearty, practical belief in the real presence of Christ, a plain conviction, a meeting with God face to face."

(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)

Archbishop Patrick F. Kenrick (1797 to 1863)
Archbishop who widely promoted Forty Hours in America
In 1857 he obtained, from Pope Pius IX, modifications to the Forty Hours devotion rules (40 hours of continuous Eucharistic Adoration) for the United States, and helped introduce the devotion to the States along with St. John Neumann who had started Forty Hours, around 1854, in his Diocese of Philadelphia.

Fr. Frederick William Faber (1814 to 1863)
Oratorian priest, theologian, and famous Catholic author
"Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All others gather round it, and group themselves there as satellites; for others celebrate his mysteries; this is Himself. It is the universal devotion. No one can be without it, in order to be a Christian. How can a man be a Christian who does not worship the living Presence of Christ?"

(Source: Quote Master website - https://www.quotemaster.org/)

Ven. Marie-Therese of the Heart of Jesus, A.R. (1809 to 1863)
Foundress of the Sisters of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Born 'Thu00E9odelinde Bourcin-Dubouchu00E9' she instigated forty days of prayer as atonement for the havoc on the streets and a reaction to the violence in Paris during June of 1848.  A growing number of people associated themselves in this prayer until they eventually numbered two thousand.  During the Octave of the feast of Corpus Christi, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed each day - a practise which was quite unusual for the time. By the end of June the violence had ceased and Theodelinde had another vision of Christ in which He asked for a religious consecration so that there would be souls continually before Him to receive spiritual life from the Eucharist and to transmit that life to others. In essence this was the basis and origin of the Adoration Sisters and the secular branch of that spiritual family...As a result she founded, with eight postulants, a new order devoted to the adoration of Christ. The order was created on 6 August 1848. The following year Theodelinde was consecrated, becoming Mother Marie Therese.

(Source: THEHOOKOFFAITH.COM website - https://www.thehookoffaith.com/)

St. Gabriel Possenti (1838 to 1862)
Passionist brother
"There is more sweetness in one hour of prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament than in all the world's crowded theaters, and brilliant drawing rooms, and giddy diversions, and social gatherings."

(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)

Bl. Pauline Marie Jaricot (1799 to 1862)
French laywoman who established adoration in her home
"The Eucharist is truly the source of the other Sacraments, since it is from there, as from a divine focus, that the Blood of Jesus Christ flows in perpetuity down to the consummation of the ages; since it is there that the Infinite Victim is perpetually sacrificed for us."

(Source: "Infinite Love in the Divine Eucharist" treatise by Bl. Pauline Jaricot; biographical records of the House of Lorette in Lyon; beatified by Pope Francis in 2022)

St. Eugene De Mazeno (1782 to 1861)
French bishop and founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
"I wish I could pass my life at the foot of the holy tabernacles in which our adorable Savior dwells."

(Source: AnaStpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

St. John Neumann (1811 to 1860)
Bishop of Philadelphia and first canonized American male saint
"How much I love you, O my Jesus. I wish to love you with my whole heart; yet I do not love you enough. My lack of devotion and my sloth make me anxious. I have one desire, that of being near you in the Blessed Sacrament. You are the sweet bridegroom of my soul. My Jesus, my love, my all, gladly would I endure hunger, thirst, heat, and cold to remain always with you in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Truth Himself blog - http://truthhimself.blogspot.com/)

Jesus speaking to St. John Neumann on establishing Forty Hours Devotion - "(I shall) pour out my grace in the Blessed Sacrament without prejudice to My honor. Fear no profanation, therefore; hesitate no longer to carry out your design for my glory".

(Source: Savior.org - http://www.savior.org/)

Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini (1790 to 1860)
Italian Franciscan Third Order laywoman and foundress
"How sweet it is to converse with Jesus in the silence of the tabernacle! How much He teaches me, how much He consoles me, how much He loves me!"

(Source: "Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini: A Woman of Faith and Charity" by Fr. Luigi Maran, 1862, p. 74, pub. Tipografia del Seminario in Padua, Italy (According to Bing AI) )

"Let us adore Jesus in the most holy sacrament with faith, hope and charity. Let us offer Him our hearts, our lives, our everything."

(Source: "Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini: A Woman of Faith and Charity" by Fr. Luigi Maran, 1862, p. 76, pub. Tipografia del Seminario in Padua, Italy (According to Bing AI) )

St. Joseph Cafasso (1811 to 1860)
Turin priest who promoted daily Communion and adoration
Saint Joseph Cafasso, a renowned seminary rector and spiritual director in Turin, lived a life completely anchored in the Real Presence. Known as the "Priest of the Gallows" for his tireless ministry to condemned prisoners, he spent his nights prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament, pleading for the conversion of those about to die. He was ahead of his time in actively promoting frequent and daily Holy Communion among the clergy and lay faithful, teaching that the tabernacle is the ultimate source of pastoral zeal and spiritual healing.

(Source: Biography by St. John Bosco, his funeral panegyrics, and his papal canonization acts by Pope Pius XII in 1947)

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St. John Vianney (1786 to 1859)
French priest and patron saint of parish priests
For all of this Saint's quotes, please click here

St. Nimatullah Youssef Kassab Al-Hardini (1808 to 1858)
Lebanese Maronite monk, priest, and theologian
"Nimatullah was especially noted for his love of the Blessed Sacrament. During his free time - frequently at the sacrifice of sleep - he was often found in the chapel on his knees, arms raised in the form of a cross and eyes fixed on the tabernacle.."

(Source - Vatican Website - http://www.vatican.va)

St. Dominic Savio (1842 to 1857)
Passionist clerical student and patron saint of youth
"I need nothing in this world in order to be happy. I only need to see Jesus in Heaven whom I now see and adore on the altar with the eyes of faith."

(Source - St. John Cantius Church Instagram page - Click Here)

"Do you want many graces? Go and visit the Blessed Sacrament often. Do you want few graces? Visit the Blessed
Sacrament rarely. Do you want none at all? Then never pay a visit to the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Eucharistic Adoration Canada website - https://eucharisticadorationcanada.com)

St. Theodore Guerin (1798 to 1856)
Foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
"If we truly knew how to appreciate it [the Holy Eucharist], it alone would fortify and sustain us."

(Source: The Holy Rosary Site website - http://holyrosarysite.com/)

"How consoling is the mystery of the Eucharist! If we knew how to appreciate it, it would suffice to fortify and sustain us. Is there anything sweeter than to have a friend to whom we may at any hour confide our difficulties and our pain?"

(Source: Power of Prayer Adoration Chapel facebook site u2013 https://m.facebook.com/PowerOfPrayerAdorationChapel/)

Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1813 to 1853)
French layman and founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Frederick was very dedicated to the Eucharist even as a teenager.  He attended daily mass and recieved communion frequently, even though daily reception of the Eucharist didnt really start until the reign of St. Pius X in the early 20th century.  In addition he would make a daily visit to our beloved Eucharistic Lord in various churches in Paris between his appointments to serve the poor.

"The best way to economise time, is to 'lose' half-an-hour each day, attending Holy Mass."

(Source: AnaStpaul website - https://anastpaul.com)

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 to 1852)
Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart
During Eucharistic Adoration she experienced a vision where she was serving God in the New World. Twelve years later , at the age of 49, she moved to the United States. She was sent to the Louisiana Territory.

(Source: The Mystery of Faith blog - https://catholicfaithpatronsaints.com/home-2/)

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"Rose-Philippine's whole life was transformed and illuminated by her love for Christ in the Eucharist. During the long hours she spent before the Blessed Sacrament, she learned to live always in the presence of God. In him he placed his hopes and desires. The words of today's Responsorial Psalm well express the intensity of his love for Christ: "The Lord is my inheritance and my cup, and in your hands is my life" (Ps 16 [15]:5)."

(Source: Pope John Paul II homily at canonization Mass of Rose Philippine Duchesne - Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va/)

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Bl. Marie Rose Durocher (1811 to 1849)
Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
When we are puzzled or need some consolation in life where do we go? Blessed Marie Durocher's answer was to go before our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration. She would advise people to "Ask Our Lady to help you. Ask her to entreat her Son to let you know what you should do." Blessed Marie herself would spend many hours in adoration before our beloved Lord.

Bl. Dominic Barberi (1792 to 1849)
Italian Passionist priest, missionary, and theologian
"Let us often visit our Lord in the most holy sacrament; let us adore Him with lively faith and fervent love; let us offer Him our homage of gratitude and reparation; let us receive Him frequently in holy communion; let us unite ourselves to Him by constant recollection and prayer; let us make Him reign in our hearts by perfect conformity to His holy will."

(Source: Blessed Dominic Barberi's June 17, 1847 Corpus Christi sermon (According to Bing AI))

"Oh, how sweet it is to remain in silence before the Blessed Sacrament, to adore the hidden God, to speak to Him heart to heart, to offer Him all our affections, to tell Him all our wants, to listen to His voice, to learn His secrets, to taste His sweetness, to enjoy His presence, to feel His love!"

(Source: From a meditation on the Eucharist that Blessed Dominic Barberi wrote for his spiritual children (According to Bing AI))

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S.D. Marie-Eustelle Harpain (1814 to 1842)
French laywoman and mystic known as the Angel of the Eucharist
"Be of good courage, go to the Tabernacle; Moses had recourse to it in all his needs, and he was heard: how much more shall your prayers be answered by recourse to that of which the Tabernacle of old was but the figure."

(Source: The Life of Marie Eustelle Harpain book by Edward Healy Thompson (1868))

"Go to Jesus stripped of yourself; remain at His feet, like His lover Magdalen. Prayer is an elevation of our heart to God; the knowledge of what He is, and of what we are, is sufficient to keep us in an attitude of the deepest humility in His presence. God is more intimately within us than we are in ourselves."

(Source: The Life of Marie Eustelle Harpain book by Edward Healy Thompson (1868))

"The Divine Eucharist above all should be the subject of your prayer. When your heart unites itself to this Saviour-God, the contemplation of this favour ought to occupy your soul and set it on fire with heavenly love; remain at these times calm and peaceful before Jesus, like a statue which its owner has placed in a niche. Listen to Jesus, and answer Him interiorly; He will understand your language well Love Him sweetly, without fear, without dis-quiet; allow yourself to be penetrated by His love;..."

(Source: The Life of Marie Eustelle Harpain book by Edward Healy Thompson (1868))

"How happy I was, thus alone in the presence of our good Saviour!  I should have wished never to leave Him.  Oh, what joy one tastes, and what illumination one receives at the feet of the Eternal; above all, in the silence of night!  There I was, with only the feeble light of the lamp, which, consuming itself before God, reminded me that I, too, ought to burn and consume away in His presence, to honour, by the entire destruction of self, His supreme greatness and sovereignty."

(Source: The Life of Marie Eustelle Harpain book by Edward Healy Thompson (1868))

St. Marcellin Champagnat (1789 to 1840)
French priest and founder of the Marist Brothers
"It is for us that, during eighteen hundred years, our divine Savior has remained day and night on our altars, that we may have recourse to Him in all our needs; and nothing so much afflicts His divine Heart as our ingratitude for such a favor, and our neglect to visit Him and ask His blessing."

(Source: St. Kieran Catholic Church 6/4/2012 bulletin u2013 Click Here)

"If we knew how profitable those visits are, we should be constantly prostrate before the altar. The Saints understood this truth; they knew that Jesus Christ is the source of all grace, and whenever they encountered any difficulty or wished to obtain any particular favor, they ran to Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation blog - Click Here)

"St. Francis Xavier, St. Francis Regis and others spent whole hours during the day and, frequently, a great part of the night at the foot of the altar; it was in these long interviews with Jesus Christ that they advanced the good works they had in hand, converted sinners, and obtained success in all their undertakings for the glory of God and their own sanctification."

(Source: Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation blog - Click Here)

S.D. Demetrius A. Gallitzin (1770 to 1840)
Missionary priest known as the Apostle of the Alleghenies
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin strongly defended Catholic faith in the Holy Eucharist and the Real Presence of Jesus Christ. In his own writing, "A Defence of Catholic Principles", he teaches that in the Holy Eucharist we receive Jesus Christ Himself, and he defends Eucharistic adoration as being a practice of the Church going back to ancient times.

(Source: Demetrius A. Gallitzin, "A Defence of Catholic Principles" book)

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St. Claudine Thévenet (1774 to 1837)
French foundress of the Religious of Jesus and Mary
"I recommend you to make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament; it is there that you will find strength and consolation in your troubles."

(Source: "Claudine Thévenet: Letters and Spiritual Writings", edited by Sister Mary Josephine, RJM, 1993, pub. Religious of Jesus and Mary, India (According to Bing AI)

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"Do not neglect to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; He is always waiting for you with love."

(Source: "Claudine Thévenet: Letters and Spiritual Writings", edited by Sister Mary Josephine, RJM, 1993, pub. Religious of Jesus and Mary, India (According to Bing AI))

Bl. Anna Maria Taigi (1769 to 1837)
Italian mother, tertiary, and acclaimed mystic
Anna Maria Taigi, one of the great mystics of the 19th century, achieved her sanctification by living the ordinary life of wife and mother in a spirit of Christian mission and compliance with God's will. Her daily attendance at Mass and daily multiple visits to the most Blessed Sacrament were among the sources of her intense spiritual life.

St. Magdalene of Canossa (1774 to 1835)
Italian foundress of the Canossian Daughters and Sons of Charity
"Visit Jesus often in the Blessed Sacrament; He is your Father, your Spouse, your Friend, your All. Tell Him everything, consult Him in everything, love Him above everything."

(Source: "The Writings of Magdalene of Canossa", transl. by Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, 1988, p. 282, pub. Daughters of Charity in Rome (According to Bing AI)

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Bl. Leopoldina Naudet (1773 to 1834)
Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Verona
"I will visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as often as I can, and I will make acts of love and reparation for the offenses He receives."

(Source: "Spiritual Diary - Volume I (1800-1806)" by Bl. Leopoldina Naudet, edited by G. Stofella, 1984, p. 31, pub. Sisters of the Holy Family of Verona (According to Bing AI))

"I will visit the churches where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, and I will join the angels and saints in adoring Jesus. I will thank Him for all the graces He has given me and for the gift of Himself in this sacrament of love."

(Source: "Spiritual Diary - Volume III (1812-1831)" by Bl. Leopoldina Naudet, edited by G. Stofella, 1986, p. 57, pub. Sisters of the Holy Family of Verona (According to Bing AI))

St. Bartolomea Capitanio (1807 to 1833)
Italian nun and co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere
"Do not neglect to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, my dear friend; there you will find comfort and strength for your soul. He is always waiting for you with open arms, ready to pour out His graces upon you. He loves you so much that He does not want to be separated from you even for a moment. He is your best friend, your most faithful spouse, your all. Go to Him often, speak to Him with confidence and simplicity, tell Him all your troubles and needs, ask Him for whatever you desire. He will never refuse you anything that is good for you."

(Source: "Bartolomea Capitanio: A Life Dedicated to Charity" by Sr. Carmela Lorit, trans. by Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, 2000, p. 198, pub. New City Press (According to Bing AI))

Ven. Bruno Lanteri (1759 to 1830)
Priest and founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary
In order to adore the Blessed Sacrament often Ven. Lanteri had a small window put into a wall of his room, which was adjacent to the Chapel, so that he could gaze upon the Most Blessed Sacrament even while he lay in his bed.  Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, along with daily Mass, were the essence of his entire life. As one disciple who knew him well said u201CThe vivacity of his faith was visible in the expression of his face as he spent long hours in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament where he often recited the Divine Office and meditated at lengthu201D.  The last nine years of his life became especially intense, and almost uninterrupted, Eucharistic adoration.

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Bl. Domenico Lentini (1770 to 1828)
Italian priest known as the Angel of the Altar
One of the easiest ways to go to Heaven is to spend much time in Eucharistic Adoration. All of the Saints knew this such as Blessed Lentini who would spend hours adoring the Blessed Sacrament besides saying Mass with great fervor. Your local Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration program needs you to follow Blessed Lentini's example of adoration and volunteer to cover an hour a week before our beloved Lord.

Blessed Lentini would spend long hours in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and celebrated the Eucharist with such intense participation that his contemporaries called him "an angel at the altar".

(Source: Catholic World Info website - https://www.catholicworld.info/)

Bl. Mary Magdalene Of The Incarnation (1770 to 1824)
Foundress of the Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Mary Magdalene was called by Jesus directly when He told her, "I have chosen you to establish the work of perpetual adorers who, day and night, will offer me their humble adoration...". She spent her whole life adoring Jesus in the Eucharist. Can we also follow Jesus wishes and commit just one hour a week out of our lives in adoring our beloved Lord?

(Source of Quote: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

"May Jesus be known, loved and adored by all, and be in every moment the receiver of thanksgiving in the most holy and most divine sacrament."

(Source: Ana StPaul pinterest page - https://sk.pinterest.com/Anastpaul/)

St. Vincent Strambi (1745 to 1824)
Passionist bishop of Macerata-Tolentino and counselor to popes
"Visiting Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament is a most excellent and profitable devotion, which we should practice often, and with great fervor. It is a powerful means to obtain grace, light, and strength to overcome our enemies, to purify our souls from sin, to inflame our hearts with the love of God, and to make progress in all virtues. u2026 Let us then approach this divine furnace of love, and adore Jesus hidden under the sacramental veils. Let us thank Him for having instituted this wonderful mystery of love, for having given Himself to us as our food, medicine, and delight. Let us offer Him all our affections, desires, and resolutions. Let us ask Him to purify, enlighten, and inflame us with His holy fire. Let us unite ourselves to Him with all our heart, and beg Him to grant us the grace to remain always in His holy love."

(Source: "The Spiritual Guide for the Christian Soulu201D by St. Vincent Strambi, edited by Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, C.P., transl. by Fr. Eugene Grimm, C.P., 1893, pp. 141-142, Benziger Brothers, New York (According to Bing AI))

S.D. Pope Pius VII (1742 to 1823)
Pope who defended the Church against Napoleonic expansion
Pope Pius VII, wishing to promote the frequent acts of adoration to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, granted, on June 30, 1818, an indulgence of 100 days to the faithful, "every time they adore their Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, saying, with contrite hearts and devotion, the above ejaculation, "Blessed and praised," &c., at the ringing of the bell at the hours in churches where there is Solemn Exposition, either for the Forty Hours or for any other occasion, and at Benediction given with the Blessed Sacrament in a church."

(Source of quote: The Raccolta - "Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament," section 50, on Liturgia Latina website - https://liturgialatina.org/raccolta/sacrament.htm)

In addition, Pope Pius VII approved the following prayer for Eucharistic Adoration: "Jesus, my God, my Saviour, true God and true Man, with that most profound homage with which the faith itself inspires me, I adore and love Thee with my whole heart, enclosed in the most august Sacrament of the Altar, in reparation for all the acts of irreverence, profanation, and sacrilege, which I may ever have been so unhappy as to have committed, as well as for all such like acts that ever have been done, or which may be done, though God forbid they should be, in ages yet to come."

(Source: The Raccolta - "Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament," section 59, Act of Reparation and Ejaculations (indulgence granted by Pope Pius VII), https://liturgialatina.org/raccolta/sacrament.htm)

St. Anthony of Saint Ann Galvao (1739 to 1822)
Franciscan friar in Brazil renowned for his healing powers
"Let us give thanks to God for the lasting benefits obtained through the powerful evangelizing influence that the Holy Spirit impressed upon so many souls through Frei Galvu00E3o. The Franciscan charism, lived out in the spirit of the Gospel, has borne significant fruits through his witness as an ardent adorer of the Eucharist, as a prudent and wise guide of the souls who sought his counsel, and as a man with a great devotion to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, whose "son and perpetual servant" he considered himself to be... When we contemplate the Lord at Mass, raised up by the priest after the consecration of the bread and wine, or when we devoutly adore him exposed in the monstrance, we renew our faith with profound humility, as Frei Galvu00E3o did in "laus perennis", in a constant attitude of adoration." (Pope Benedict XVI, May 11, 2007 homily during St. Anthony canonization)

(Source of Quote: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 to 1821)
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity in the United States
"How sweet, the presence of Jesus to the longing and harassed soul! He is instant peace and balm to every wound."

(Source: I Thirst For Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)

"There is a mystery, the greatest of all mysteriesu2014not that my adored Lord is in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altaru2014His word has said it, and what so simple as to take that word which is truth itself?u2014but that souls of His own creation, whom He gave His life to save, who are endowed with His choicest gifts in all things else, should remain blind, insensible, and deprived of that light without which every other blessing is unavailing!"

(Source: Love Crucified website - https://www.lovecrucified.com/)

"Unite me to yourself, O adorable victim, life-giving heavenly bread, feed me, sanctify me, reign in me, transform me to yourself, live in me, and let me live in you, let me adore you."

(Source: Lynn's Timeless Treasures A Catholic Store Speaks blog - http://lynnstimelesstreasures.blogspot.com/)

St. Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751 to 1820)
Bohemian Redemptorist priest and Apostle of Vienna
When overwhelmed by the demands of his apostolate, Clement Mary Hofbauer would stand before the Blessed Sacrament and cry out for divine help. At St. Benno's in Warsaw he established the famous Perpetual Missions, featuring daily public visits to the Blessed Sacrament, the Way of the Cross, and congregational hymns in honor of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Lord, help! It's high time...

(Source: Redemptorist historical records, and biography by Father Werner)

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St. Julie Billiart (1751 to 1816)
Foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
"We were captivated by the charms of our Lord's adorable heart. His love surprised us...and we are His conquest."

(Source: Pinterest Inspirational Quotes - Click Here)