525 The Holy Mass - St. Leonard of Port

In having Masses said for the suffering souls in Purgatory: "the holy Mass not only shortens their pains but also extends great immediate relief to those poor souls ... the charity you exercise toward poor souls under purification will all redound to your own good."

526 The Holy Mass - St. Leonard of Port

In having Masses said for your own soul: "... get celebrated all the Masses possible in your circumstances not only for the souls departed but for your own. Do this for two motives: first to obtain a good and holy death - it being the invariable opinion of theologians that there is no more efficacious means for attaining so holy a purpose. Another motive is that you may yourself issue quickly from Purgatory and fly away into eternal glory, there being no means more adapted for obtaining from God a grace so precious as that of going direct to Heaven, or at least a short detention on the way, than Indulgences duly gained, and the holy Sacrifice."

527 The Holy Mass - St. John Vianney

"When we receive Holy Communion, we experience something extraordinary - a joy, a fragrance, a well being that thrills the whole body and causes it to exalt."

528 The Holy Mass - St. John Vianney

"If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy."

529 The Holy Mass - St. John Vianney

"There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us."

530 The Holy Mass - St. John Vianney

"When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee."

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