(Note: St. Peter Julian Eymard is not officially listed as a patron saint of the Legion but his teachings on the Eucharist are a wonderful guide for every Legionary and really  every Catholic)

St. Peter Julian Eymard - Modern Saint of the Eucharist    

Born: February 4, 1811, LaMure d'Isere, France          

Baptized: February 5, 1811    

Ordained  Priest: July 20, 1834                                          

Founded the Congregation of the Most Blessed Sacrament in 1856

Founded the Servants of  the Blessed Sacrament in  1858

Canonized: December 9, 1962, at the end of the first session of the Second Vatican Council by Pope John XXIII.                                  

      "Yes, dear Sons and Daughters, honor and celebrate him who was so perfect an adorer of the Blessed Sacrament, after his example, always place at the center of your thoughts, of your affections, the undertakings of your zeal this incomparable source of all grace: the Mystery of Faith, which hides under the veils the Author himself of grace, Jesus the Incarnate Word."

    (From the Homily by Pope John XXIII at the Canonization of St. Peter Julian Eymard)

    Fr. Eymard's Method of Prayer 

     St. Peter Julian Eymard taught and recommended a very simple Method of Prayer:

          It may mean simply being one with Jesus as He offers Adoration,  Thanksgiving, Reparation, Petition for our needs and those of the world.

          It may mean offering to Jesus Himself our prayer of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Reparation, Petition for our needs and those of the world.

          It may mean simply being in God's presence in a state of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Reparation, Petition.

          Being there simply, loving, peacefully waiting on Him, sitting in His Presence, offering one's own presence, and drinking in His Love like the rays of the sun:

               ...To adore Christ present in the Sacrament, "remembering that this presence flows from the Sacrifice of the Mass and leads us to sacramental and spiritual communion;

               ...To dwell with Christ Our Lord, enjoying His intimate friendship and pouring out our hearts before Him, for ourselves and our dear ones, and praying for the peace and salvation of the world;

               ...To offer our entire lives with Christ to the Father in the Holy Spirit and receiving in this wonderful exchange an increase of faith,

               ...To worship Christ our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in harmony  with our way of life..."

 Prayer to Saint Peter Julian Eymard

     With faith in the Holy Eucharist, he pleaded with the world, "Jesus is there, go to Him", obtain through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, that this cry from the depths of your heart may re-echo in all hearts and lead to a renewal and deepening of Christian life everywhere.  May your call resound even more powerfully and fruitfully from heaven, where you share the glory of the saints.  May it raise among the faithful and especially among priests, to whom you were so constantly devoted, new armies of adorers and apostles of the Eucharist who, like you, will dedicate themselves to its glorification among individuals and nations, and work for the coming of the peace of Christ in His reign of love. Amen.

Saint Peter Julian, pray for us.