He does not merely present Himself before us as the object of worship, but God actually gives Himself to us to be received into our breasts … It is the life of our religion.
Next, there is the actual entrance of Himself, soul and body, and divinity, into the soul and body of every worshipper who comes to Him for the gift, a privilege more intimate than if we lived with Him during His long-past sojourn upon earth.
All the images that a Catholic church ever contained, all the Crucifixes at its Altars brought together, do not so affect its frequenters, as the lamp which betokens the presence or absence there of the Blessed Sacrament.
We have a more wonderful, soothing time of silence than the Quakers. It is the silent half hour, spent, solus cum solo, before the Tabernacle.
All quotes in the Newman A to Z are taken from The Quotable Newman (Sophia Institute Press).
It just evokes in me a deep spiritual awareness to read these few lines, to know the hidden realities of the Holy of Holies, the Eucharist. So beautiful and rich. How spiritually hungry we are left these days in so many Churches and all the richness of the Saints writings are too often neglected. Thank you for this.