Quotes about Eucharist

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The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the dim — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Beauty, then, is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute — Pope Benedict XVI
Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed S — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Tell me, son... have you ever been intimidated by anyone?''Oh yes,' said Thomas. 'I don't believe it. By whom?''By Our L — Louis de Wohl
I held the Host with two fingers and thought: How small Jesus made Himself, in order to show us that He doesn't expect g — Mother Teresa
The Pope would have an easier job than the President of the United States in adopting a change of course. He has no Cong — Hans Küng
Today, some priests treat the Eucharist with the utmost contempt. They see the Mass as a talkative banquet where Christi — Robert Sarah, The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise
When exactly did this all change, and what were the social and theological factors that led to the change? The answer se — Ben Witherington III, Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord's Supper
It became obvious why Catholics had built such beautiful cathedrals and churches throughout the world. Not as gathering — Allen R. Hunt, Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor: How I Discovered the Hidden Treasures of the Catholic Church
The entire contradictory package of Christianity was present in the Eucharist. A sign of unconditional acceptance and fo — Sara Miles, Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
What happened once I started distributing communion was the truly disturbing, dreadful realization about Christianity: Y — Sara Miles, Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion
This fits the pattern of how God responds to human suffering: We come looking for answers; God sends a hot meal through — Jonathan Martin, How to Survive a Shipwreck: Help Is on the Way and Love Is Already Here
We should pray that God would enrich his ordinance with his presence; that he would make the sacrament effectual to all — Thomas Watson
We are always hungry and never satisfied because we don’t trust and won’t risk. Can we reach a place where we are satisf — Mary DeTurris Poust, Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God
When we infuse our actions with a focus on God and on the many blessings we receive in even the most mundane moments of — Mary DeTurris Poust, Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God
In the womb of the Virgin Mary, God “becomes” human, receiving from her the body that makes possible the “passion” of Go — Aaron Riches, Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ
No books is more fascinating than the Bible. And no books are less fascinating than most of our commentaries on the Bibl — Peter Kreeft, Jesus-Shock
Has Christ provided such a blessed banquet for us? He does not nurse us abroad—but feeds us with His own breast—nay, wit — Thomas Watson, The Lord's Supper
For if we see that the sun, in sending forth its rays upon the earth, to generate, cherish, and invigorate its offspring — John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion
Luther and Calvin believed that both the Roman church on the right and the Zwinglian and Anabaptist churches on the left — Frederick Dale Bruner, Matthew: The Churchbook Matthew 13-28