The Christian Temple contains in the tabernacle, the Holy of Holies, the living bread which came down from heaven, the great victim and propitiation for sin, the food and nourishment of holy souls. Behold the great reason for the respect and reverence of all—for the fear and awe with which we approach the sanctuary of God. Had we eyes to see, we should behold the angels with their faces veiled in profound adoration before the holy tabernacle, and had we ears to hear we should hear the voice of God crying out: “Locus iste terribilis est.”

Never enter into the Church of God without considering well where you are going. Taking the holy water and signing yourself with the sign of the Cross, make a short act of contrition for your sins, and having saluted the Blessed Sacrament with great reverence and devotion, pray to our Lord that you may never want, during your duties and day, the respect which is due to Him and to his holy house.