"Jesus is in the Blessed Sacrament is the living heart of each of our parishes." ~ Pope Paul VI

"The Liturgy is not about you and I... The Liturgy is first and foremost about God and what He has done for us." ~ Cardinal Sarah #Saints #Quotes

"The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council had very clearly in mind this "thirst for the truth" that burns in every human heart when they said that it is the task of priests "as instructors of the people in the faith" to see to the "formation of a genuine Christian community" ~ Pope Benedict XVI #Saints #Quotes

"[Lord,] grant me the conversion of my parish; I am willing to suffer whatever you wish, for my entire life!" ~ St. John Marie Vianney #Saints #Quotes

"The Mass is the best and most beautiful thing in the Church... That is why the devil has always sought to deprive the world of the Mass through the action of heretics, making them precursors of the antichrist." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori #Saints #Quotes

“The end for which God has instituted the priesthood has been to appoint on earth public persons to watch over the honor of his divine majesty, and to procure the salvation of souls.” ~ St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori #Saints #Quotes

"When a priest celebrates the Eucharist, he honors God, and gives joy to the Angels; he edifies the Church, helps the living, obtains rest for the departed, and makes himself a sharer in all good things." ~Thomas a Kempis #Saints #Quotes

"As the shepherd, so the sheep; as the priest, so the people. Priest-victim leadership begets a holy Church. Every worldly priest hinders the growth of the Church; every saintly priest promotes it. If only all priests realized how their holiness makes the Church holy and how the Church begins to decline when the level of holiness among priests falls below that of the people!" ~ Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen #Saints #Quotes

"All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because they are the works of men; but the Mass is the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God; but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man." ~ St. John Vianney #Saints #Quotes

"At the sight of a church tower, you may say, 'What is there in that place?' 'The Body of Our Lord.' 'Why is He there?' 'Because a priest has been there, and has said holy Mass.'" ~ St. John Marie Vianney #Saints #Quotes

"Behind each priest, there is a demon fighting for his fall. If we have the language to criticize them, we must have twice as much to pray for them." ~St. Teresa of Avila #Saints #Quotes

"The door to heaven is the heart of Jesus. The key to this door is prayer and love." ~ Saint Andrew Bessette

"Only a poor priest, one who can endure hardship can labor here. His duties call him far and near... he leads a wandering life. There is no pleasure, except the care of souls." ~ St. John Neumann

"Our Lord Himself I saw in this venerable Sacrament ... I felt as if my chains fell, as those of St. Peter at the touch of the Divine messenger. My God, what new scenes for my soul!" ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

"One saintly priest attracts more souls to Christ... than do those who lack the imprint of their sacred office." ~ Dietrich von Hildebrand #Saints #Quotes

"In doing our work we can expect to find insults, crosses and failures. That is the way in which we are tried, and through these crosses we will gain many blessings from God." ~ Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun #Saints #Quotes

"Pray much for priests because we need holy priests. The holier the priests are the more holy we religious will be. Then too, the more holy will be the families who are longing for God. If we have holy families we will have many holy vocations." ~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta #Saints #Quotes

"Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ's heart." ~ Pope Francis #Saints #Quotes

"You are priests and religious; you are not social or political leaders or officials of a temporal power. For this reason I repeat to you "Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel if we 'dilute' our charism through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems." " ~ Pope Saint John Paul II

"If a priest is determined not to lose his soul, so soon as any disorder arises in the parish he must trample under foot all human considerations as well as the fear of the contempt and hatred of his people. He must not allow anything to bar his way in the discharge of duty, even where he is certain of being murdered on coming down from the pulpit. A pastor who wants to do his duty must keep his sword in hand at all times." ~ St. John Marie Vianney