“My Jesus, I believe that you’re present in the Holy Sacrament. I love
You above all else, and I desire You in my soul. As long as I can’t
receive You sacramentally, at least enter spiritually into my soul.”
(brief pause to unite oneself with Jesus)
“Since you’ve come, I embrace you and unite my entire self with You;
don’t let me ever separate myself from You.”
“I wish, my Lord, to receive you with the purity, humility, and devotion with which your most holy Mother received you, with the spirit and fervor of the saints.”
— St. Josemaría Escrivá
I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive
Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee.
While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee!
May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in
Thee, I love Thee.
Amen.
— Pope Francis (originally attributed to Servant of God Rafael Merry del Val)