Eucharistic Saints
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.The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration.
- Pope St John Paul II
In the Eucharistic Revival, we can look at the saints who were devoted to the Eucharist:
- Pope St. John Paul II, who promoted the Eucharistic devotion and celebrated the Year of the Eucharist.
- St. Thomas Aquinas, who wrote many hymns and prayers about the Eucharist.
- St. Peter Julian Eymard, who founded a religious order dedicated to the Eucharist.
- St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who served the poor as the living presence of the Eucharist.
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who regarded the Holy Eucharist as a rare and precisous gift and the Big Secret Behind the Little Way.
Powerful Quotes
“We must not separate our life from the Eucharist. The moment we do so, something shatters.” -St Teresa of Calcutta“When the Sisters are exhausted, up to their eyes in work; when all seems to go awry, they spend an hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. This practice has never failed to bear fruit: they experience peace and strength.” -St Teresa of Calcutta
“If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the Eucharist and to Jesus… We must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist.” -St Teresa of Calcutta
“The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration.”
-Pope St John Paul II“You left us yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and you opened wide your mercy to us. There is no misery that could exhaust you. You have called us all to this fountain of love, to this spring of God’s compassion.” -St Faustina
“Go often to Holy Communion. Go very often! This is your one remedy.” -St Thérèse of Lisieux
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Eucharistic Saints : St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Margaret Mary, St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Therese of Lisieux
Six Saints' Devotion to the Eucharist: St. Tarcisius, St. Dominic, St. Francisco Marto, Mother Teresa, St. Clare, Blessed Carlo Acutis
Inspiration from 3 Saints Devoted to the Eucharist - St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Peter Julian Eymard, Pope St. John Paul II
Saints of the Eucharist: St Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, St. Norbert, St Maximilian Kolbe, Sts. Francisco & Jacinta Marto, St. Peter Julian Eymard