The Curé of Ars and the Holy Eucharist

John Vianney, Sr. Mary Benvenuta

• Publisher: TAN Books
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781505139358
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

Few saints have spoken of the Holy Eucharist with the clarity, urgency, and reverence of St. John Vianney. Drawing from his sermons and spiritual instruction, this volume leads the reader into the heart of the Church's greatest mystery: Christ's true presence in the Eucharist as He is offered daily upon the altar. The meditations in this transformative text unfold the Eucharist as sacrifice, food, consolation, and pledge of eternal life, shaping not only belief but conduct. The Curé of Ars speaks here, Dear Reader, as a pastor formed by the altar—calling souls to deeper faith, more frequent Communion, and a life ordered by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This book trains the conscience, awakens hunger for God, and restores a sense of awe before what heaven touches on earth. Enter these pages ready to be instructed, corrected, and drawn nearer to the living Christ.

Table of contents

• The Curé of Ars and the Holy Eucharist
• Copyright
• Contents
• Biographical Note
• Preface
• Eucharistic Meditations
• First Meditation Christ Present in the Eucharist
• Second Meditation Christ’s Love in Instituting the Eucharist—I
• Third Meditation Christ’s Love in Instituting the Eucharist—II
• Fourth Meditation Excellence of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
• Fifth Meditation The Eucharist, the Food of the Soul
• Sixth Meditation The Sunday Banquet
• Seventh Meditation The Eucharist Unites Us to Jesus Christ
• Eighth Meditation The Eucharist Increases Sanctifying Grace In Us
• Ninth Meditation The Eucharist Weakens Our Inclination to Evil
• Tenth Meditation The Eucharist, Pledge of Eternal Life and Seed of a Glorious Resurrection
• Eleventh Meditation The Eucharist, Source of Joy
• Twelfth Meditation Spiritual Dispositions for Communion—I
• Thirteenth Meditation Spiritual Dispositions for Communion—II
• Fourteenth Meditation Unworthy Communion
• Fifteenth Meditation Bodily Dispositions for Communion
• Sixteenth Meditation Thanksgiving
• Seventeenth Meditation The Reverence Due to Churches
• Eighteenth Meditation Visits to the Blessed Sacrament—I
• Nineteenth Meditation Visits to the Blessed Sacrament—II
• Twentieth Meditation The Sentiments with which We Ought to Assist at the Corpus Christi Procession—I
• Twenty-First Meditation The Sentiments with which We Ought to Assist at the Corpus Christi Procession—II
• Twenty-Second Meditation On the Priest
• Twenty-Third Meditation The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
• Twenty-Fourth Meditation Daily Mass
• Twenty-Fifth Meditation Objections to Daily Mass
• Twenty-Sixth Meditation Method of Hearing Holy Mass
• Twenty-Seventh Meditation After Holy Mass
• Afterword
• Endnotes