14th Century Saints

Quotes On The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration

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Bl. Raymond of Capua
St. Juliana Falconieri
St. Angelo Of Foligno
St. Gertrude
Bl. R.Rolle Of Hampole
Bl. Imelda Lambertini
St. Dorothea of Montau
Bl. Clare of Rimini
St. Elzear Of Sabran
St. Catherine Of Siena
Bl. Henry Suso
St. Bridget of Sweden
St. Peter Thomas

Bl. Raymond of Capua (1303 to 1399)
Dominican Order Master General and spiritual director of St. Catherine of Siena
"I exhort you...to be very diligent in visiting the Blessed Sacrament and in receiving it often, for it is the food of the soul and the medicine of every infirmity. And do not be afraid to approach it, for it is sweeter than honey and more desirable than gold and silver."
(Source: "Epistolario di Raimondo da Capua, Maestro Generale dell’Ordine dei Predicatori" book by Fr. Angelo Dalmasso, O.P., 1931, p.88 (transl. by Bing AI 2023) )

St. Dorothea of Montau (1347 to 1394)
Hermit and Visionary
In her "Septililium" she writes of an intense desire to look upon the Most Blessed Sacrament 'exposed'. Although earlier Saints had the desire to adore our Lord, this is one of the earliest recorded writings of the saints to say they want to adore with the Eucharist exposed.
(Source: Wikisource Catholic Encyclopedia - https://en.wikisou)

St. Catherine Of Siena (1347 to 1380)
Doctor of the Church, Virgin, Third Order Dominican
"We humbly adore Thee in this Sacrament of Thy power and love. We will ever honor Thy adorable person by coming into Thy sacred presence with due reverence, and will strive to repair the outrages offered to Thee by loving and venerating Thee with all our hearts."
(Source: Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament website - http://www.acfp2000.com/index.php)

St. Bridget of Sweden (1303 to 1373)
Widow, mystic and founder of the Bridgettines
"One night, when I was praying before the altar where the body of Christ was reserved, I saw a great light coming from the tabernacle, and I heard a voice saying to me: 'Come closer to me, my bride and my friend. I am your God and your Lord, whom you worship and adore. I am the same one who created you and redeemed you by my blood. I am the same one who loves you more than anyone else, and who desires your love more than anything else. I am the same one who gives you my body and blood as food and drink, as a pledge of my love and a sign of my presence. I am the same one who listens to your prayers and grants your petitions, according to my will and your good. I am the same one who is with you always, until the end of the world'."
(Source: "Life And Selected Revelations" by Brigitta of Sweden, edited by Marguerite Harris, transl. by Albert Kezel, 1990, p. 226, Pauilist Press, New York (According to Bing AI) )

St. Peter Thomas (1305 to 1366)
Archbishop of Crete and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
St. Peter Thomas "was not hindered by the many occupations of his busy life from spending several hours each night before the Blessed Sacrament, oftentimes he was found lost in adoration."
(Source: Carmelite spirituality and the practice of mental prayer blog - Click Here)

"Let us often visit our Lord in the sacrament of the altar, where he is truly present under the appearances of bread and wine. Let us adore him there with faith, hope, and charity. Let us offer him our prayers, praises, and thanksgivings. Let us unite ourselves to him by spiritual communion, and let us receive him sacramentally when we can. He is the bread of life, the fountain of grace, the medicine of immortality. He is our God, our Lord, our Savior, our Friend, our Spouse, our All. He is the one who loved us and gave himself for us. He is the one who invites us to his banquet, where he feeds us with his own flesh and blood. He is the one who waits for us in his tabernacle, where he dwells as a prisoner of love. He is the one who calls us to his presence, where he bestows on us his blessings and his peace."
(Source: "De Modo Celebrandi" book by Archbishop Peter Thomas, 1360, Chapter 4 (According to Bing AI) )

Blessed Henry Suso (1295 to 1366)
German Dominican Mystic
"Nowhere does Jesus here our prayers more readily than in the Blessed Sacrament."
(Source: Anaspaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

Blessed Richard Rolle Of Hampole (1290 to 1349)
Mystic, Hermit, and religious writer
In his writings Blessed Richard Rolle would exhort people to go to Church and adore the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar: "In the church is most devotion to pray, for there is God upon the altar to hear those that pray to Him and to grant them what they ask and what is best for them."
(Quote source: Wikisource Catholic Ecyclopedia website - Click Here)

St. Juliana Falconieri (1270 to 1341)
Foundress of the Sisters Of The Third Order Of Servites
St. Juliana had a great reverence and devotion to our Lady of Sorrows and to the Blessed Sacrament. Thru her adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, often in ecstasy for days, she saved the Servite Order. On the day of her death and gravely ill, she begged to be allowed once more to see and adore the Blessed Sacrament. It was brought to her cell and reverently laid on a corporal, which was placed over her heart. At this moment she expired, and the Sacred Host disappeared. After her death the form of the Host was found stamped upon her heart, at the exact spot over which the Blessed Sacrament had been placed.
(Source: Summarized and quoted from the Catholic Spiritual Direction website - https://jesus-passion.com/)

Bl. Imelda Lambertini (1322 to 1333)
Patroness of First Communicants and Dominican Convent student
Blessed Imelda had a fantastic devotion to the Eucharist and an overwhelming desire to receive her first communion at an early age. So much so that upon reception of her first communion God took her straight to Heaven.
(Source: Summarized from the Breviarium S.O.P. blog - https://breviariumsop.blogspot.com/)

Bl. Clare of Rimini (1260 to 1326)
Italian holy woman and Mystic
"O most loving Jesus, how can I ever leave you, when you are always present to me in this most adorable sacrament? How can I ever forsake you, when you are always waiting for me in this most loving tabernacle? How can I ever forget you, when you are always speaking to me in this most sweet mystery?"
(Source: "The Mirror of the Passion of Christ" translated by Sr. Mary Magadeline O.S.C., 1954, ch. 2 p. 15, Newman Press (According to Bing AI) )

St. Elzear Of Sabran (1286 to 1323)
Third Order Franciscan
"Go often to visit our amiable Lord Jesus Christ in the holy sacrament. Enter in spirit His Sacred Heart. You know that to be my constant dwelling. You will always find me there."
(Source: "In the Presence of Our Lord, The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion" by Fr Benedict J Groeschel, CFR and James Monti)

St. Angelo Of Foligno (1249 to 1309)
Widow and 13th Century Mystic
"It is the Sacrament of Love that excites the soul to ardent prayer. It stirs up the virtue of impetration and, as it were, forces God to grant our petition. It deepens the abyss of humility, above all it enkindles the flame of love in the heart; hence the Sacrament is the Gift of gifts, and the Grace of graces..."
(Source: The Work of God website - https://www.theworkofgod.org/)

"I beg you, my brothers and sisters, to visit the most holy sacrament often, and to adore it with great reverence and devotion. For there you will find the true treasure of your soul, the source of all grace and mercy, the fountain of life and salvation. There you will see the face of God, and hear his voice, and taste his sweetness. There you will be filled with his love and be transformed into his image. There you will receive the pledge of eternal glory, and the foretaste of heavenly joy."
(Source: "Book of Visions and Instructions of St. Angela of Foligno" by Brother Arnold of Foligno, edited and transl. by Paul Lachance, O.F.M, 1993, p. 115, Paulist Press (According to Bing AI) )

St. Gertrude (1256 to 1302)
Benedictine Nun and 13th Century Mystic
"I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God."
(Source: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament blog - Click Here)