'Let us, then, come back from that table like lions
breathing out fire, thus becoming terrifying to the Devil, and remaining
mindful of our Head and of the love he has shown for us. . . This
Blood, when worthily received, drives away demons and puts them at a
distance from us, and even summons to us angels and the Lord of angels. .
. This Blood, poured out in abundance, has washed the whole world
clean. . . This is the price of the world; by it Christ purchased the
Church. . . This thought will check in us unruly passions. How long, in
truth, shall we be attached to present things? How long shall we remain
asleep? How long shall we not take thought for our own salvation? Let us
remember what privileges God has bestowed on us, let us give thanks,
let us glorify him, not only by faith, but also by our very works.'
