"The eye
wanders over the multitude of objects
restless
and
dissatisfied; but when it lights on God, it has found
its peace and the vision of its joy." - Fr
Frederick Wm Faber
Devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament
is the queen of
all devotions.
It is the central devotion of the
Church. All others gather round it,
and group themselves there as
satellites;
for others celebrate His mysteries;
this is
Himself.
It is the universal
devotion. ...It is the devotion of all lands,
of all ages, of all classes. ...
not concerned with geography, or blood,
or the influence of government. ...
It suits no one rank, or trade,
or profession, or sex, or individual
temperament, more than another. ...
...if we count both sides of the
earth at once,
through the four-and-twenty hours
there is uninterrupted Mass.
And what with preparation for Mass
and Communion, and what
with thanksgiving, if we could see
the whole world at any given hour,
we should see multitudes deeply absorbed in the Blessed Sacrament."
Fr Frederick Wm
Faber
Excerpts from The Blessed Sacrament
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