18th Century Saints

Quotes On The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration

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St. Mary Frances Of The Five Wounds (1715 to 1791)
Stigmatist and member of the Third Order Of St. Francis
St. Mary Frances had such a great love and devotion for the Blessed Sacrament that almost every time she adored the Holy Eucharist she fell into ecstasy. She would seek out churches where Forty-Hours was being celebrated and would spend entire nights in adoration. Later on in life she committed to visiting the Blessed Sacrament thirty three times a day in honor of our Lord's thirty three years of life on earth. While we cannot hope to do all St. Mary Frances did we can at least follow her footsteps and volunteer to cover one specific Holy Hour a week at the Eucharistic Adoration program at our local church.


Ven. Nano Nagle (1718 to 1784)
She founded the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Nano Nagle spent long hours in adoration especially at night.  She became known as the "Lady of the Latern" because of her carrying her Lattern thru the dark alleways to visit Jesus so often and to visit the sick and poor.


St. Benedict Joseph Labre (1748 to 1783)
He was called "The Beggar Of Perpetual Adoration"
Sought out by people of his time for spiritual direction, he was a homeless beggar who spent hours in ecstasy before the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter’s and other churches of Rome.


St. Paul Of The Cross (1694 to 1775)
Founder of the Passionists and great Mystic of the 18th Century
"Let weak and frail man come here suppliantly to adore the Sacrament of Christ, not to discuss high things, or wish to penetrate difficulties, but to bow down to secret things in humble veneration, and to abandon God's mysteries to God, for Truth deceives no man—Almighty God can do all things. Amen."
(Source: AZ Quotes - https://www.azquotes.com/)

"Visit the Blessed Sacrament often; there is your true life."
(Source: Black Catholics, Black Saints blog - Click Here)

"Be special adorers of the Divine and Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, which is the heavenly food of the soaring eagles, that is, of the souls advanced in holiness…and thank Him unceasingly for having left us such an infinite Treasure."
(Source: Missionaries Of The Blessed Sacrament facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/acfp2000/)

"Above all else, I rejoice in the Lord that you may often find yourself plunged and immersed in the Sacred Passion of Jesus and in the great furnace of His Eucharistic Presence, that here you may drink torrents of burning love and be adorned with the treasures of divine grace and virtue."
(Source: St. Paul of the Cross's 1721 letter to Sister Teresa Costanza Pontas)


S.D. Maria Cecilia Baij (1694 to 1766)
Italian Benedictine Nun, Abbess and mystic
"The most beautiful and sweetest thing that we can do is to go often to visit Jesus in the most holy sacrament, to converse with him, to adore him, and to offer him our homage of love and gratitude."
(Source: "“The Eucharistic Adoration of Mother Maria Cecilia Baij" by Fr. Stefano M. Manelli, F.I., 2010, pub. Academy of the Immaculate (According to Bing AI) )


St. Gerard Majella (1726 to 1755)
Religious, Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers
"What great strength souls receive who lovingly visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Let’s all go see Jesus, Our Prisoner of Love. Suffer only for God and your sufferings will bring you heaven on earth."

"Lord, make my faith in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar especially alive".
(Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette website - https://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/)


St. Leonard Of Port Maurice (1676 to 1751)
Franciscan Priest and aesthetic writer
St. Leonard, upon arriving at any church, would always go visit the Blessed Sacrament before doing anything else. He preached and practiced devotion to the Holy Eucharist, in ones spiritual life, as the main means of resisting mortal sin. One thing that was closest to his heart was the introduction of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration of which he succeeded in 130 parishes during his lifetime. Preaching about the necessity of conversion St. Leonard urged people to go before the Blessed Sacrament : "Brothers, at the feet of Our Lord, let us protest that we want to save our soul, cost what it may. Let us all say to Him with tearful eyes, 'Good Jesus, I want to save my soul,' O blessed tears, O blessed sighs!".
(Source of Quote: Our Lady of the Rosary Library website - http://olrl.org/)

"Adoration: The first obligation by which we are bound toward God is to honor Him. It is indeed a precept of the natural law itself that every inferior owes homage to his superior, and by so much the higher the superiority, so much the deeper the homage that should be offered."
(Source: Perpetual Eucharitic Adoration website - http://www.adorationchapel.com/en/)

"And He who resides on the throne of His greatness, He it is that must needs descend to lay himself a Victim on our altars, in order that the homage rendered may perfectly correspond to the eminence of that infinite Majesty."
(Source: Catholic Tradition website - http://www.catholictradition.org/)


Bl. Gennaro Maria Sarnelli (1702 to 1744)
Italian Redemptorist Priest
"The most efficacious means of sanctifying the soul is to have a tender devotion to the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, to assist at Mass with great fervor, to communicate often and with great preparation, to make frequent visits to Jesus Christ in the most holy Sacrament, and to remain in His presence as long as possible."
(Source: "“The Christian Sanctified by the Laws of Christ: Part III" by Bl. Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, 1741, p. 19, published in Naples, Italy (According to Bing AI))


Pope Clement XII (1652 to 1740)
Promoted Eucharistic Adoration by recognizing, and making rules, for Forty Hours
Pope Clement XII promoted Eucharistic Adoration and published a document Sept. 1, 1731, "Instructio Clementina", laying out specific rules for the proper adoration at a Forty-Hours devotion (continuous Eucharistic Adoration for Forty hours):
1) The Blessed Sacrament is always exposed on the high Altar, except in patriarchal Basilicas.
2) Statues, relics and pictures around the Altar of Exposition are to be removed or veiled.
3) Only Clerics in surplices may take care of the Altar of Exposition.
4) There must be continuous relays of worshippers before the Blessed Sacrament and should include a Priest or Cleric in major orders.
5) No Masses are to be said at the Altar of Exposition.


Bl. Peter Vigne (1655 to 1729)
French Priest and founder of the Sisters Of The Blessed Sacrament
"Jesus, so ardently loved, would that You were known everywhere, so that the world would glorify You, who wish to remain hidden under the appearance of bread and wine until the end of time."
(Source: Anastpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"Lord, give me a love which is ever eager to live as you would have me live. May I always wish to glorify you and never forget your Presence."
(Source: Anastpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

"Contemplating Christ present in the Eucharist and the saving Passion, Fr Peter Vigne was led to be a true disciple and a faithful missionary of the Church. May his example give the faithful, the desire to draw daring for the mission from the love of the Eucharist and from the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament!" - St. John Paul II Homily on the Beatification of Blessed Peter Vigne October 3, 2004.
(Source: Anastpaul blog - https://anastpaul.com/)

St. Thomas Of Cori (1655 to 1729)
Franciscan Priest known as the Apostle Of Sublacense Italy
All of our Saints found great solace in Eucharistic Adoration. They found the reinvigorating graces and energy there to go and minister in their apostolates. St. Thomas of Cori was no different. Mass and Eucharistic Adoration was extremely important to him, at the very core of his spiritual life, from which he would go forth to preach the Gospel, administer the sacraments and work miracles in Italy.


St. Veronica Giuliani (1660 to 1727)
Abbess, Mystic, and Stigmatist
"Jesus in the Eucharist is our true medicine."
(Source: CF Quotes of Saints Pinterest page - https://www.pinterest.com/catholicfeast/cf-quotes-of-the-saints/)

"He dwells on so many altars, let us Adore Him."
(Source: CF Quotes of Saints Pinterest page - https://www.pinterest.com/catholicfeast/cf-quotes-of-the-saints/)


Pope Clement XI (1649 to 1721)
Promoted Eucharistic Adoration by recognizing and making rules for Forty Hours
On January 21, 1705 he published rules for the observance of Forty Hours in Rome.  These rules were later republished by Pope Clement XII in 1731.


St. John Baptist de la Salle (1651 to 1719)
Founder of the Institute Of The Brothers Of The Christian Schools
"Learn from Jesus by often being in his company."
(Source: De La Salle College "Oaklands" (100 Short Quotes St. John Baptist de la Salle book by Nicholas Hutchinson, FSC)  - Click Here)


St. Louis De Montfort (1673 to 1716)
French Priest and a candidate to become a Doctor Of The Church
St. Louis De Montfort considered Eucharistic Adoration after Mass so important, in thanksgiving for the graces and blessings, that he use to say, "I would not give up this hour of thanksgiving even for an hour of Paradise".
(Source: Catholic Tradition website - http://www.catholictradition.org/)


St. Stanislaus Papczyński (1631 to 1701)
Polish Priest and founder of the Marians Of The Immaculate Conception
"Let us not be ashamed or afraid to visit our Lord in the Most Holy Sacrament, for He is always ready to welcome us, to bless us, and to fill us with His grace and mercy. He is our best friend, our most loving father, our most powerful protector, and our most faithful spouse. He is the treasure of our soul, the joy of our heart, and the delight of our spirit. He is the source of all good, the fountain of all grace, and the summit of all perfection. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is our God and our all. Let us, then, approach Him with confidence and love, and let us adore Him with reverence and gratitude.".
(Source: "St. Stanislaus Papczyński: Selected Writings" bk. by St. Stanislaus Papczyński, edited by Fr. Janusz Kumala, MIC, transl. by Fr. Jan Migacz, MIC, 2016, p. 67, pub. Marian Press (According to Bing AI) )

"The Most Holy Sacrament is the most sublime and most excellent of all the sacraments, and therefore it deserves the highest honor and reverence from us. It is the sacrament of love, in which Christ Himself, the King of glory, dwells under the appearance of bread and wine, to be our food, our medicine, our consolation, and our pledge of eternal life. […] Therefore, let us often visit this divine guest, who waits for us day and night in the tabernacle, and let us adore Him with faith, hope, and charity. Let us offer Him our homage, our gratitude, our petitions, and our reparation for the sins and outrages that He suffers from the world. Let us unite ourselves to Him in spirit and in truth, and let us receive Him worthily and frequently in Holy Communion, so that we may become one with Him, as He is one with the Father and the Holy Spirit.”
(Source: "St. Stanislaus Papczyński: Selected Writings" bk. by St. Stanislaus Papczyński, edited by Fr. Janusz Kumala, MIC, transl. by Fr. Jan Migacz, MIC, 2016, p. 657, pub. Marian Press (According to Bing AI) )