Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament

“All of us, gazing on the Lord’s glory with unveiled faces,

are being transformed from glory to glory.” (2 Cor 3:18)

St. Carlo Acutis (1991-2006): First Millennial Saint Canonized on April 27, 2025

He played video games, excelled athletically and academically, manifested contagious joy and wit — even in suffering — and befriended all those he met. Carlo, already hailed “the greatest saint of the century,” was a Thomas Aquinas in blue jeans.

Carlo developed a plan of life on the day of his First Communion. Through his life, Carlo witnessed how to fall in love with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and transmit the Faith spontaneously to others through daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. He evangelized the culture by “Rendering Eucharist” using modern media and personal witness. The exhibitions that Carlo created, along with his writings and counsels, inspire souls to adore the Eucharist for the transformation of the world and live in “constant intimacy with Jesus.”

Through the lens of his spiritual wisdom, you will discover how all of creation points to the Holy Eucharist and why the Real Presence is the source of all family life, evangelization, and holiness. The Blessed Sacrament fueled St. Carlo’s generosity to the poor, the sick, the suffering, the homeless, and those with special needs. This saint for our times was concerned about and offered prayers for the salvation of all. When he died of leukemia at the age of 15, he told his mother, “I can die happy.”

St. Carlo Acutis (1991-2006): First Millennial Saint Canonized on April 27, 2025

He played video games, excelled athletically and academically, manifested contagious joy and wit — even in suffering — and befriended all those he met. Carlo, already hailed “the greatest saint of the century,” was a Thomas Aquinas in blue jeans.

Carlo developed a plan of life on the day of his First Communion. Through his life, Carlo witnessed how to fall in love with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and transmit the Faith spontaneously to others through daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. He evangelized the culture by “Rendering Eucharist” using modern media and personal witness. The exhibitions that Carlo created, along with his writings and counsels, inspire souls to adore the Eucharist for the transformation of the world and live in “constant intimacy with Jesus.”

Through the lens of his spiritual wisdom, you will discover how all of creation points to the Holy Eucharist and why the Real Presence is the source of all family life, evangelization, and holiness. The Blessed Sacrament fueled St. Carlo’s generosity to the poor, the sick, the suffering, the homeless, and those with special needs. This saint for our times was concerned about and offered prayers for the salvation of all. When he died of leukemia at the age of 15, he told his mother, “I can die happy.”

Wisdom from St. Carlo Acutis: “The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven.”

“The more we receive the Eucharist, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven.” 

“When we face the sun we get a tan … but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints.” 

“By standing before the Eucharistic Christ, we become holy.”

“God is extremely pleased by the souls that approach the great gifts of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confession.”

“[In the Eucharist] Jesus is really present to the world, just as when his apostles and disciples saw him walk the streets of Jerusalem.”

“You can go straight to heaven if you avail yourself of the Eucharist every day!”

“The Eucharist is nothing other than the heavenly food that keeps us out of temptation.”

“God is always with us and will never abandon us. How can people grasp this truth? Throngs of people stand in interminable lines to buy tickets to rock concerts or soccer matches, but I don’t see crowds of people lined up outside church waiting to see Jesus in the Eucharist. This should make us pause and reflect.”

“Jesus is Love, and he has made himself food and drink for us in the Eucharist. The more we nourish ourselves on the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, the more we will be able to love.”

“[T]he sacrifice on the cross which occurred two thousand years ago is just as present to us in all the Masses celebrated today. Just like John, we can unite ourselves to the sacrifice on the cross and show our love for God by participating in Mass every day. We cannot ignore Jesus’ invitation to unite ourselves with him.”

“[The Eucharistic Liturgy is] the most important prayer we can perform to help the departed souls to leave purgatory.”

“I think that many people do not fully understand the value of Mass, because if they recognized the enormous blessing we have in a Lord who gives himself as our food and drink in the Sacred Host, they would go to Mass every day to participate in the fruits of the sacrifice and let go of so many superfluous things.”

“Virtue is acquired primarily through an intense sacramental life, and the Eucharist is undoubtedly the culmination of charity. Through this sacrament the Lord makes us be complete persons, created in his image.”

St. Gemma Galgani, Patroness of students and pharmacists, against temptations, Italy (1878-1903)—April 11: St. Gemma was a virgin, mystic, and a Redemptorist tertiary. She is also the patron saint of those who suffer from back pain. St. Gemma said, “Yesterday, in the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament I felt myself burning so fiercely that I had to go away. I felt stunned that so many could stay so near to Jesus and not be reduced to ashes. I felt I should be consumed. Jesus is such a sweet irresistible Lover; how can one fail to love Him with one's whole heart and soul? How can one not wish to be wholly absorbed in Him, and consumed in the flames of His holy love?”

St. Bernadette Soubirous, Lourdes Visionary and Nun, France (1844-1879)—April 16: “With you Bernadette, WE go and wash at the springs of mercy, with you Bernadette, WE say Yes to the will of God, by becoming servants of the little ones, the poor and the sick. With you Bernadette, WE look on the other as a person, Saint Bernadette, teach us to love and to serve With you Bernadette, WE go to meet the Lord in the Eucharist. WE go to drink at the Spring of the Living Water of the Word of God. WE go in procession, together as a Church in the footsteps of Christ.” (From a prayer)

Holy Thursday—April 17: “The new commandment [from Holy Thursday] sums up and exceeds all the others, and it is the one that cannot be fulfilled unless Jesus Himself inheres in us: ‘Love one another as I love you’ (see John 13:34). As the priest prepares to receive Jesus in Holy Communion, he asks for the greatest effect of Holy Communion — namely, to love as Jesus loves or, more accurately, to love with Jesus’ own love or even to let Jesus into him that Jesus may love from within him. The last part of the prayer extends the petition in duration as the priest prepares to receive the Son of God into Himself in Holy Communion. He asks God for the grace that will never end: ‘Let me never be separated from you.’ It is the grace of constant presence, to the point of final perseverance. It evokes a sentiment similar to that of the post-Communion prayer of Padre Pio, in which he humbly begs: ‘Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.’ It is a prayer for the Lord to stay with us so that we will stay with Him.” (The Hidden Power of Silence in the Mass, Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB)

Good Friday—April 18: “Jesus defined the greatest love among humans as the one that gives its life for its friends. The Eucharist is a much greater love, infinitely greater than the greatest human love. The Eucharist is giving life for both friends and enemies, not just once, but countless times. My Master, Jesus, may I extend Your definition of the greatest love? You said, ‘Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends,’ except for the one who has instituted the Eucharist to give His life every day and every hour for His enemies, until the end of time! Indeed, this is the greatest love perpetuated in madness!” (What the Heart of Jesus Does and Says in the Tabernacle, St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia)

Holy Saturday—April 19:

The Miracle of the Flying Host (Douai, France: 1254) occurred on Easter Sunday. “A consecrated Host was unintentionally dropped to the ground while a priest was distributing Communion to the faithful. Immediately he bent down to pick up the Holy Eucharist, but the Host lifted up in flight and lighted on the purificator. A little later, a wonderful Child appeared there, Who all the faithful and religious present in the celebration could contemplate. Although more than 800 years have elapsed, even today it is still possible to admire the Host.” (therealpresence.org)

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord—April 20:

“In the resurrection appearances, Jesus continually offers consolation to those who are distraught, which he also does for us when we receive him in Holy Communion. Mary Magdalene is weeping in mourning for the loss of Jesus when he appears to her and calls her by name (cf. Jn 20:11-28). Her mourning turns to joy, and she goes forth proclaiming his resurrection . . . . Faith in the Risen Christ in the Holy Eucharist affects how we face the problems of life. Whereas people who have no faith often respond to life’s problems with worry, people of faith respond to life’s problems with prayer . . . . In the prayer of the Eucharist, on the other hand, we raise our hands to our all-loving and all-powerful Father, who can draw us out of the pit into which we have sunk, even if it takes a miracle to do so.” (Consuming Love: Discovering Christ the Bridegroom in Holy Communion, Fr. Gregory Cleveland, OMV)

Divine Mercy Sunday—April 27:

Jesus told St. Faustina that the Holy Eucharist is the “throne of mercy on earth,” and to daily “Adore, in the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy.” “I want Adoration to take place ... for the intention of imploring Mercy for the world.” From our A-1 pamphlet “The Eucharist & Divine Mercy,” order at www.ACFP2000.com

St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor of the Church, Patroness of Italy (1347-1380)—April 29: “Now, especially in the Eucharist, the Lord bathes us in the Blood that He shed for us on the Cross. How often Catherine herself experienced the power of this Blood to heal our wounds and turn our hearts to Him! She urges us to experience for ourselves how tenderly the Lord in the Eucharist gives us His precious Blood to comfort and strengthen us. By His Blood, He protects and helps us and deepens our trust that absolutely everything that He permits for us is for our true good.” (The Wonders of Mass and the Eucharist, Sr. Mary Ann Fatula, OP)

St. Joseph the Worker—Feast, May 1: “St. Joseph was, with Mary, the first to take up the practice of perpetual adoration. He was with Jesus, loving him, all the time — at home, in the workshop, in the synagogue, on the road. He teaches us to live in the presence of God at all times, and he shows us how to pray when we are in the Eucharistic presence of Our Lord.” (Scott Hahn)

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Sts. Philip (c. 4 – c. 80) and James the Lesser (First century BC – c. 62), Apostles—Feast, May 3: O God, who gladden us each year with the feast day of the Apostles Philip and James, grant us, through their prayers, a share in the Passion and Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son, so that we may merit to behold you for eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. (Collect) Sts. Philip and James help us to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!

St. Damien Joseph of Molokai, Apostle to the Lepers, Belgium (1840-1889)—Feast, May 10: “Father Damien was truly an apostle of the Eucharist. This love he had for the Eucharist was transmitted to the lepers. He brought them to closer union with their Maker through the beautiful liturgies he organized, frequent Benediction, and Eucharistic Processions. It was when he set up numerous adoration chapels that he experienced the depth of the lepers’ faith and devotion. Related to the establishment of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration on the island, Father Damien wrote to his provincial in 1888, ‘This is the fifteenth year we observe night adoration... all of us lepers.’” (https://www.damien-hs.edu/)

Good Shepherd Sunday and World Day of Prayer for Vocations—May 11: “Only a Church in love with the Eucharist generates, in turn, holy and numerous priestly vocations. And she does so through prayer and the testimony of holiness, offered in a special way to the new generations.” (John Paul II, Homily, 2004)

Mother’s Day: Honor your Mother, love her, pray for her!—May 11: “The next time you are at Mass, think of how Mary is present at the Mass.  As the priest stands at the altar and raises the host and chalice, saying this is my body, this is my blood, remember Mary could say those words for Christ came forth from her womb.  She stands there in adoration of the Eucharistic mystery and she stands there as witness to Calvary.” (How They Love Mary, Fr. Edward Looney)

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady of Fatima (1917)—Feast, May 13: “O Virgin Immaculate, while the Apostles went to preach the Gospel, thou didst remain close to the tabernacle, supplicating for them the goodness of the Savior, and thy prayer obtained for them the grace to convert the world! Teach us to pray, above all, to pray near the tabernacle, where Jesus wills to abide continually in order to hear our petitions. Teach us to pray for the extension of the Eucharistic Kingdom, for the salvation of the whole world, for the exaltation of the Holy Church, and most especially for the sanctification of the clergy and the conversion of sinners.”(St. Peter Julian Eymard) (Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament pamphlets, cards, CDs, and posters are available through us.)

St. Paschal Baylon, Patron of the Eucharist and Eucharistic Congresses, Spain (1540-1592)—Feast, May 17: “St. Paschal had a great desire to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, even as a boy. When he was watching the sheep in his father’s fields and couldn’t go to Eucharistic Adoration, he would kneel in the direction of the Church and unite himself to Jesus, then offer prayers to His Eucharistic Heart.” (From the book Stories of the Eucharist, available through us.)

St. Rita of Cascia, Wife, Mother, Nun, Patroness of Impossible Cases, Italy (1381-1457)—May 22: After the tragic death of her husband and sons, Rita became an Augustinian nun and had a deep devotion to the passion of Christ and the Holy Eucharist. She spent many hours in Eucharistic Adoration daily and sometimes lived on Holy Communion alone. She was a stigmatist who suffered a wound of Christ on her forehead.

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Feast, May 31: “Blessed is she who believed” (Lk 1:45): “Based upon my own observations during my three decades of itinerant preaching, it has always been clearly evident to me that, in those parishes where there is true love for Mary and fervent devotion to her Immaculate Heart, you will find deeper love for Jesus Christ, His Church and His Gospel. You will often see miracles of grace, repentance and conversion—bad habits broken, people set free from the bondage of sin, and many special intentions granted. You will see zeal for the Faith and faith in action. You will typically find Eucharistic adoration, churches full for Sunday Masses, and more profound reverence among those in attendance during the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In those parishes, the Holy Spirit, her Divine Spouse, will pour out His greatest gifts. In them you will typically find vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and many conversions to the Faith. The fruits of her prayers and the proof of her intercessory power are plainly evident in those parishes. How can this be so? It is precisely because, as the saints have taught us through the ages, Our Lord will not refuse the prayers of His Holy Mother, just as she never refused God anything He asked of her when she was on earth! This is the true ‘spirit of Vatican II.’ This is why no general council in the 2000-year history of the Catholic Church wrote as much in praise of Our Blessed Mother as did the Second Vatican Council.” (You Shall Stand Firm, Fr. William Casey, CPM) 

The Ascension of the Lord—Solemnity, June 1: St. John Chrysostom wrote of the Holy Eucharist, “Here this mystery makes earth become to you a heaven. Open only for once the gates of heaven and look in; nay, rather not of heaven, but of the heaven of heavens; and then you will behold what I have been speaking of.… For as in royal palaces, what is most glorious of all is not walls, nor golden roofs, but the person of the king sitting on the throne; so likewise in heaven the Body of the King. But this, you are now permitted to see upon earth. For it is not angels, nor archangels, nor heavens and heavens of heavens, that I show you, but their very Lord.

Pentecost Sunday—June 8: By the power of the Holy Spirit, and the invocation of the priest, the bread and wine at Mass become the Body and Blood of Christ. The Holy Spirit inspires and teaches us to pray. Come Holy Spirit, enkindle in our hearts the fire of Your Divine Love, that we may adore the Blessed Sacrament in spirit and truth!

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church—Feast, June 9: With Mary, let us adore Jesus Eucharistic!

St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Patron of the Poor, Italy (1195-1231)—June 13: “Delight of the Blessed Virgin, Pray for us. Most chaste youth, Pray for us …Desirous of the salvation of souls, Pray for us. Perpetual adorer of the Holy Eucharist, Pray for us” (Litany).

The Most Holy Trinity—Solemnity, June 15: “Not only is the entire history of salvation present in the Eucharist, but also the Trinity which is its author. The Father so loved the world that he gave his Only-begotten Son to save it; the Son so loved men as to give up his life for them; Father and Son willed to unite men so intimately to themselves that they infused the Holy Spirit in them, so that their own life would dwell in their hearts” (Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa).

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)—June 22: “The Bread of Life will help the body as well as the soul, if we but touch the hem of His garment . . . and how much more have we than that! We can find Him, at every moment, on the altar. Be with Him there. Better than all books! Thank the Trinity over and over again for this Gift. Rest in His presence.” (Ven. Edel Quinn, Legion of Mary)

The Birth of St. John the Baptist—June 24: “We do well also to invoke the intercession of the Lord’s great precursor [St. John the Baptist], now adoring Him perpetually in this Sacrament. We should ask him to win for us a share in the joy that filled him even while still in Elizabeth’s womb.” (Fr. R. Foley, S.J.)

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus—Solemnity, June 27: “O living Host, my one and only strength, fountain of love and mercy, embrace the whole world, fortify faint souls. Oh, blessed be the instant and the moment when Jesus left us His most merciful Heart!” (St. Maria Faustina of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy in My Soul, 223).

Immaculate Heart of Mary—Feast, June 28: “O Mary, inflame in our hearts the sacred fire, which inflamed the hearts of the saints, so that it might consume in us all that is opposed to the reign of Jesus our Eucharistic Lord.”(Mother Marie de Saint Claire)

Sts. Peter and Paul—June 29: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen explains, “When I stand up to talk, people listen to me; they will follow what I have to say. Is it any power of mine? Of course not. St. Paul says, ‘What have you that you have not received and you who have received, why do you glory as if you had not?’ But the secret of my power is that I have never in fifty-five years missed spending an hour in the presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. That’s where the power comes from. That’s where sermons are born. That’s where every good thought is conceived.”

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