That our bread is His body, and our drink is His blood,
Which cannot by Reason be well understood;
For Faith sees above, and Reason below,
For Faith can see more than Reason doth know."
Ceyrep.
The following is reported to have been inscribed by the Pope (1725) over the gate of the Apostolical Chancery:
"Fide Deo—dic sæpe preces—peccare caveto—
Sit humilis—pacem delige—magna fuge—
Multa audi—dic pauca—tace secreta—minori
Parcito—majori cedito—ferto parem.