Some of our greatest saints had a strong devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist, turning to Him frequently in times of trial.
Once, at Christmas time, St. Francis said a special Mass in the woods where he invited all of the children and their families to come and help make a Nativity scene. They brought animals and made a little crib for the Baby Jesus. When St. Francis raised the Sacred Host after the consecration, the Baby Jesus suddenly appeared in his arms! All of the children and their parents saw that the Eucharist is really Jesus, and they gathered close to the Newborn King to offer Him their love and adoration just like the angels and shepherds did on that first Christmas night in Bethlehem. Whenever they passed a Catholic Church, St. Francis led his brothers in lying face down before the Living Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and proclaiming "We adore Thee most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here in all Thy Churches, which are in the whole world, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world."
St. Francis also wrote about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament in his letters. He said, "in this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood." And, "What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this and hide under the form of a little bread, for our salvation."
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