"If there is anything divine among man's possessions
which might excite the envy of the citizens of heaven
(could they ever be swayed by such a passion), this is
undoubtedly the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, by
means of which men, having before their eyes, and
taking into their hands the very Creator of heaven and
earth, experience, while still on earth, a certain
anticipation of heaven."
Pope Urban VII, 1634 |