Sacraments Quotes - Page 23

• God likes to listen favorably to the prayers of His faithful, particularly when they look at Christ's body

  William of Auxerre

  Prayer, Faithful, Looks

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• Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness.

  Pope John XXIII

  Sweet, Jesus, Memories

  "Journal of a Soul".

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• I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.

  Ignatius of Antioch

  Teeth, May, Wheat

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• Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.

  Ignatius of Antioch

  Jesus, Blood, Flesh

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• I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

  Ignatius of Antioch

  Jesus, Blood, Holy Eucharist

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• Baptism is the sacrament of allegiance of them that are to be received into the Kingdom of God, that is to say, into Eternal life, that is to say, to Remission of Sin. For as Eternal life was lost by the committing, so it is recovered by the remitting of men's sins.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Men, Baptism, Kingdoms

  Thomas Hobbes (2002). “Leviathan”, p.377, Broadview Press

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• As however the ancients say that in case of necessity any Christian lay person can administer the sacrament of baptism, so Luther says the same thing about absolution in case of necessity, where no priest is present.

  Martin Chemnitz

  Christian, Baptism, Luther

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• If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.

  George Carey

  Blessing, Thinking, Love Relationship

  "Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out". Interview with Stephen Crittenden, www.abc.net.au. September 25, 2002.

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• He indeed possesses the Character imposed on him, but he wanders as a renegade.

  Saint Augustine

  Character, Renegades, Wander

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• No one is sanctified except him who is united to the Church.

  Prosper of Aquitaine

  Church, United

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• A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.

  Mary Faustina Kowalska

  Humble, Recovery, Pride

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• Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

  Christine Pelosi

  Responsibility, Voting, Civics

  Christine Pelosi (2012). “Campaign Boot Camp 2.0: Basic Training for Candidates, Staffers, Volunteers, and Nonprofits”, p.125, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words, 'Come all you who are sick, I will restore your health.'

  Bernadette Soubirous

  Light, Appreciate, Sick

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• As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead a Divine Life. That birth occurs in the Sacrament of Baptism. To survive, he must be nourished by Divine Life; that is done in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Men, Holy Eucharist, Baptism

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• Our Lord came to the aid of each great tribulation with a special devotion. The present and future tribulations of the Church and of nations are greater than at any other period, and this persecution is more dangerous than those of previous times. Hence, the devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions.

  Pope Leo XIII

  Holy Eucharist, Special, Church

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