Source of FORTITUDE

 

Kneeling at Mass during World War II

"As then in the sad and anxious times through which

we are passing there are many who cling so firmly to

Christ the Lord hidden beneath the Eucharistic veils

that neither tribulation, nor distress, nor famine,

nor nakedness, nor danger, nor persecution, nor

the sword can separate them from His love, (Ro 8:35)

 surely no doubt can remain that Holy Communion

which once again in God's providence is

much more frequented even from early childhood,

may become a source of that fortitude which

not infrequently makes Christians into heroes".

 Pius XII

Written during WWII
1943 Encyclical Letter, Mystici Corporis Christi

(On the Mystical Body of Christ), #84