Taking part in Holy Mass

  Introduction to Devout Life, Part II, Chapter 14

Until now I have not drawn your attention to the sun of spiritual exercises, that is, the most holy sacred and supreme Sacrifice and Sacrament of the Mass. It is the centre of the Christian religion, the heart of devotion, the essence of piety.  It is a mystery beyond description that encloses the abyss of divine charity.

(Read further in Introduction to the Devout Life, Part II, Chapter 14)

How to receive fruitfully the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist

  Spiritual Conferences, Vol. 2, Conference 1

The Sacraments are, so to say, the channels through which God comes down into us, just as through prayer we throw ourselves into God.  In fact, prayer is nothing else than an uplifting of our spirit into God.  Each Sacrament has its own effect, even though all of them have but one aim and purpose, which is to unite us to God.

(Read further in Spiritual Conferences, Trans. by Fr. Ivo Carneiro MSFS)

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