QUOTATION: Conception and Transubstantiation

Biological conception and spiritual consecration, or what Catholics call transubstantiation—are the holiest moments in time because God continually creates miracles at those two moments; and those two places—a woman’s body and a Catholic altar—are the two holiest places in the world because that’s where he does it.

--Peter Kreeft, Letters to an Atheist, 2014

QUOTATION: Transubstantion

"How can this come about?" Mary asked. "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," the angel answered, "and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow." And now you are the one who puts the question: "How can bread become Christ and wine His Blood?" I answer: "The power of the Holy Spirit will be at work to give us a marvel which surpasses understanding."

--St. John Damascene

QUOTATION: Transubstantiaion

If the Word of God is living and powerful, and if the Lord does all things whatsoever he wills; if he said, "Let there be light", and it happened; if he said, "let there be a firmament", and it happened; ...if finally the Word of God himself willingly became man and made flesh for himself out of the most pure and undefiled blood of the holy and ever Virgin, why should he not be capable of making bread his Body and wine and water his Blood?... God said, "This is my Body", and "This is my Blood."

-- St. John Damascene

QUOTATION: Transubstantiation

For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the Lord of the Universe, the Divine Son of God, should stoop as to hide Himself under the appearance of bread for our salvation! Behold the humble way of God, my brothers. Therefore, do not hold yourselves to be anything of yourselves, so that you may be entirely acceptable to One Who gives Himself entirely to you.

--St. Francis of Assisi

QUOTATION: Transubstantiation

When Christ gave the bread he did not say, ‘This is the symbol of my body,’ but, ‘This is my body.’

--Theodore of Mopsuestia

QUOTATION: The Eucharist

Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying, 'This is my Body'. No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored It.

--St. Augustine

QUOTATION: Real Presence

I throw myself at the foot of the Tabernacle like a dog at the foot of his Master.

--St. Jean Vianney, the Cure of Ars

QUOTATION: Transubstantion

Since Christ Himself has said, 'This is My Body' who shall dare to doubt that It is His Body?

--St. Cyril of Jerusalem