The love we celebrate in the sacrament is not something we can keep to ourselves. It demands to be shared with all. The world needs God’s love; it needs to meet Christ and believe in him. The Eucharist is the source and summit not only of the Church’s life, but also the Church’s mission. A genuinely eucharistic Church is a missionary Church.

—BENEDICT XVI
Sacrametum Caritatis, 84
February 22, 2007

Throughout history we see that Christian virtues have been the most plentiful wherever and whenever the Eucharist has been most frequently received. Likewise, when people have stopped caring for this heavenly Bread, and have lost their taste for it, the practice of Christian faith has gradually lost its liveliness and power. My own belief is that the renewal of the world will be brought about only by the Holy Eucharist.

—LEO XIII
Mirae Caritatis, 16
May 28, 1902

Farmers everywhere provide bread for all people, but it is Christ alone who is the Bread of Life. . . . Even if all the physical hunger of the world were filled, even if everyone who was hungry were fed by his or her own work or by the generosity of others, the deepest hunger would still exist. Therefore, I say, come to Christ, all of you. He is the Bread of Life. Come to Christ and you will never be hungry again.

—JOHN PAUL II
Homily
Des Moines, Iowa, October 4, 1979

Through adoration of the Eucharist, the Christian mysteriously helps to change the world and plant the seed of the Gospel. Anyone who prays to the Savior draws the whole world with him and raises it to God. Those who stand before the Lord are serving others. They are presenting to Christ all those who do not know him or are far from him. They keep watch in God’s presence for all of them.

—JOHN PAUL II
Letter on the 750th Anniversary of Corpus Christi,
1996

From the closeness that is God’s most personal gift, the strength of the Eucharist goes above and beyond the walls of our churches. In this Most Blessed Sacrament, the Lord is always journeying to meet the world.

—BENEDICT XVI
Homily
May 26, 2005

We bring Christ in the sign of bread onto the streets of our cities. We give these streets, these homes, our daily lives to his goodness. May our streets be streets of Jesus! May our houses be homes for him and with him! May our everyday lives be filled completely by his presence!

—BENEDICT XVI
Homily
May 26, 2005