Pope Leo XIII (1878 - 1903)

• "From the Eucharist, as from a fountain, flows the spirit of charity, of patience, of self‑sacrifice, and of all the virtues."
  

  (Leo XIII, Octobri Mense (22 September 1891), §6.)

  
  

• "The Eucharist is the center of Christian life, the object of our adoration, and the bond of unity among the faithful."
  

  (Leo XIII, Letter Fin Dalem to the French Bishops (1892), in Acta Leonis XIII, vol. 12)

  
  

• "The Eucharist is the bond of charity and the pledge of eternal life, drawing souls to the Heart of Christ."
  

  (Leo XIII, Laetitiae Sanctae (8 September 1893), §8.)

  
  

• "In the Eucharist, Jesus Christ dwells among us as our God, our victim, and our companion, worthy of all adoration."
  

  (Leo XIII, Apostolic Letter to the Eucharistic Congress of Jerusalem (1893), Acta Leonis XIII, vol. 13.)

  
  

• "Let priests lead the faithful to the tabernacle, where Christ waits with a love that knows no bounds."
  

  (Leo XIII, Allocution to the Clergy of Rome (1894), in Discorsi di Leone XIII.)

  
  

• "The Eucharist is the life of souls; let the faithful gather often before this divine Sacrament to adore and to repair."
  

  (Leo XIII, Letter to the Bishop of Poitiers (1897), Acta Leonis XIII, vol. 17.)

  
  

• "In the Eucharist, Christ Himself is present, the very Author of grace, inviting all to draw near to Him and to receive life from Him."
  

  (Leo XIII, Caritatis Studium (25 July 1898), §7.)

  
  

• "Nocturnal adoration of the Blessed Sacrament brings down abundant graces upon the Church and upon society."
  

  (Leo XIII, Letter to the Bishop of Perpignan (1898), Acta Leonis XIII, vol. 18.)

  
  

• "In the Eucharist, the Heart of Jesus pours out His love and opens to all the treasures of His grace."
  

  (Leo XIII, Annum Sacrum (25 May 1899), §12.)

• "Christ remains with us in the Eucharist, a living and abiding presence, the source of strength in every trial."
  

  (Leo XIII, Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (1 November 1900), §13.)

(Leo XIII. Mirae Caritatis. Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist. May 28, 1902. Accessed May 25, 2026. https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_28051902_mirae-caritatis.html. (vatican.va))

• 1. "It gives Us much pleasure to recall to mind that We have officially approved, and enriched with canonical privileges, not a few institutions and confraternities having for their object the perpetual adoration of the Sacred Host..."
  
  
• 11. "Our own belief is that the renovation of the world will be brought about only by the Holy Eucharist."
  
  
• 14. "This Sacrament (the Eucharist)...as the object of public adoration....is to be regarded as the centre towards which the spiritual life of a Christian in all its ambit gravitates; for all other forms of devotion, whatsoever they may be, lead up to it, and in it find their point of rest."
  
  
• 19. "...Works of this kind (Eucharistic Adoration) which have been already set on foot must be ever more zealously promoted;"
  
  
• 19. "...old undertakings must be revived wherever perchance they may have fallen into decay; for instance, Confraternities of the holy Eucharist, intercessory prayers before the blessed Sacrament exposed for the veneration of the faithful, solemn processions, devout visits to God's tabernacle,.."

• ""The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions."