St. John Vianney (1786 to 1859)
Quotes On The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration
- “What sweetness do we not taste in the presence of God when we find ourselves alone at His feet before the holy tabernacle!”
(Monnin, Alfred. The Spirit of the Curé of Ars. Trans. McGreal. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, 1927, 90.)
- “A quarter of an hour before the Blessed Sacrament is worth more than all the riches of the world.”
(Monnin, The Spirit of the Curé of Ars, 92.)
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"What happiness do we not find in the presence of God, when we find ourselves alone at His
feet before the tabernacle...We would wish to remain always at His feet. This would be a
foretaste of heaven and everything else would become insipid...Do not then be surprised that
so many holy people have spent their life in His house, day and night, they could not tear
themselves away from His presence."
(St. John Vianney, Eucharistic Meditations of the Curé of Ars, Meditation 21: The Sweetness of a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament, "1. The Joy of a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament", 1961.)
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"Our Lord is hidden there in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for us to come and visit Him, and make our requests to Him."
(St. John Vianney, Instructions on the Catechism, Chapter 11: “Catechism on the Real Presence,” English edition, Crossroads Initiative, 1965.)
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"When Our Lord sees pure souls coming to visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament He smiles on them. They come with the simplicity that pleases Him so much."
(Vianney, Instructions on the Catechism, Chapter 11: “Catechism on the Real Presence,”.)
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"When we are before the Blessed Sacrament, instead of looking about us, let us shut our eyes and open our hearts; and the good God will open his. We will go to him, and he will come to us, the one to give, and the other to receive. It will be like a breath passing from one to the other. What delight we find in forgetting ourselves that we may seek God."
(Vianney, Instructions on the Catechism, Chapter 11: “Catechism on the Real Presence,”.)
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"One has no need of much speaking to pray well. One knows the good God is in the tabernacle. One opens to Him his heart and rejoices in His whole presence. That is the best prayer."
(Vianney, Instructions on the Catechism, Chapter 11: “Catechism on the Real Presence,”.)
- "If we really love the good God, we should make it our joy and happiness to
come a few minutes to adore Him, and ask Him for the grace of
forgiveness. We should regard those moments as the happiest in our
lives."
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- "When we speak to Jesus during our adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with
simplicity and with all our heart, He does like a mother who holds
her child's head with her hands and covers it with kisses and
caresses."
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- "Have a Holy Hour every week. Start praying. Pray for guidance and trust in God."
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- "When you awake in the night, transport yourself quickly in spirit before the
Tabernacle, saying: "Behold, my God, I come to adore You, to praise,
thank, and love you, and to keep you company with all the
Angels,"..."
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- "How sweet and full of comfort are the moments spent before the Blessed
Sacrament! Are you in trouble? Come and throw yourself at his feet."
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- "You will always find a friend in Jesus in
the Holy Eucharist to console you in your moment of need. He will
never fail to help you."
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- "How pleasing to Him is
the short quarter of an hour that we steal from our occupations,
from something of no use, to come and pray to Him, to visit Him, to
console Him for all the outrages He receives!"
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- "If we really loved the
good God, we should make it our joy and happiness to come and spend
a few moments to adore Him, and ask Him for the grace of
forgiveness; and, we should regard those moments as the happiest of
our lives."
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- "Grieve over the contempt cast upon Jesus Christ in the Blessed
Sacrament, and try to make amends for it by a greater and more
ardent love."
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- "He is hidden there, waiting for us to come visit to visit Him and to
make our requests. He wishes to see us near Him, to tell us that He
loves us, and wishes to load us with good things."
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- "When tempted to despair, I have only one resource: to throw myself at
the foot of the Tabernacle like a little dog at the foot of his master."
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- "Every good Christian must be grieved at the contempt which is so often
shown Him (Christ), and must strive to make reparation to Him; and those
Christians who have the good fortune of belonging to societies having for
their object the adoration of Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist, they are in
an especial manner bound to do this. I say those 'who have the good
fortune,' for can there be a greater happiness than to undertake reparation
to Jesus Christ for the insults which are offered to Him in the Sacrament of
His love?"
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- "We ought to visit Him often. How dear to Him is a quarter of an hour
spared from our occupations or from some useless employment, to come and
pray to Him, visit Him, and console Him for all the ingratitude He receives!
When He sees pure souls hurrying to Him, He smiles at them."
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