Christ himself declared, speaking of the bread, This is my body. Who will dare then to hesitate in future? And when he himself asserts categorically that, This is my blood, who will doubt it and say it is not his blood?
CYRIL OF JERUSALEM Mystagogical Catecheses, IV,1
For those acquainted with the hidden meaning of the Scriptures, the invitation to the mystery that was given to the apostles is identified with that of the Song of Songs: Eat, O friends, and drink deeply. In both cases, in fact, it is said, Eat and drink deeply...and the intoxication is Christ himself.
GREGORY OF NYSSA Homilies on the Song of Songs, 10
