The effect of our sharing
in the body and blood of Christ
is to change us into what we receive.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

As the bread which comes from the earth,
on receiving the invocation of God,
is no longer common bread but Eucharist
and is then both earthly and heavenly;
so our bodies, after partaking of the Eucharist,
are no longer corruptible, having the hope of eternal life.

 
St. Irenaeus, 2nd century

We cannot do anything more pleasant.
For what is better than God manifesting his whole sweetness to us.

 
St. Albert the Great, 13th century

To show the love he has for us
Jesus has made it possible for those who desire it
not merely to look upon him
but even to touch him and to consume him;
in short, to fulfill all their love.

 
St. John Chrysostom, 4th century

To you be praised, O eternal God,
and endless thanksgiving for the fact
that you decreed to become a human being,
and that for us in the world you willed
to consecrate your venerable body out of material bread
and lovingly bestow it on us as food
for the salvation of our souls.

 
St. Bridget of Sweden, 14th century

This is the Bread of everlasting life
which supports the substance of our soul.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

Christ made Himself our food in order to give us life.
God becomes food, bread for his creatures.

 
St. Teresa of the Andes, 20th century

The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus.

 
St. Peter Eymard, 19th century