The Real Presence Quotes

“Look at Mary Magdalen: one word from Jesus, and she recognized Him. He acts the same way in the Blessed Sacrament: He speaks only one word, but a word that rings in our very hearts: "It is I! . . ." And we sense His presence, we believe in it more firmly than if we were to see Him with our eyes.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“If the altar candles are numerous, if the sacred linen is clean, if the vestments are neat and in good condition, oh! that is a sign of faith! But if a church is without the proper vestments for the service of our Lord and looks more like a prison than a church, faith is lacking. How miserably we fail in France in this respect! People give to every form of charity; but beg something for the Most Blessed Sacrament, and they do not know what you are talking about. They are still willing to give for the decoration of the altar of some Saint or for some shrine where cures are wrought; but for the Most Blessed Sacrament! Not a thing! Is the King then to go in rags while His servants are richly clothed? We have not the right kind of faith, a faith that is practical, a faith that loves; we have only a negative, speculative faith. We are Catholic in name but Protestant in practice.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“No man can make us happy; even piety cannot do it of itself. We need a piety that has fed on the Eucharist; for happiness comes only from the possession of God, and in the Eucharist we own God.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“The reign of the Eucharist is the reign of the Church. Where the Eucharist is neglected, the Church has none but unfaithful children, and she will soon have to deplore fresh ruins.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“In the presence of the God of the Eucharist, the Church is beautiful on the feast days of her Spouse; she is decked in festive vestments, chants solemn hymns, and invites all her children to gather and honor the God of her heart.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“The hearts of those who receive Him become all too often His Calvary. What a torture for this Divine Heart! What was He to do? He would give Himself. He would give Himself just the same.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence

“He consecrated, as it were in thought and in desire, all our Hosts; He loved us personally eighteen centuries before we were born. Yes, we were present at the Last Supper, and Jesus stored up for us not one Host but a hundred, a thousand, one for every day of our life. Do we realize that? Jesus wanted to love us superabundantly. Our Hosts are ready; let us not lose a single one of them.”
― Peter Julian Eymard, The Real Presence