John Chrysostom states: "When you see It [the Body of Christ] exposed, say to yourself: Thanks to this body, I am no longer dust and ashes, I am no more a captive but a freeman: hence I hope to obtain heaven and the good things that are there in store for me, eternal life, the heritage of the angels, companionship with Christ; death has not destroyed this body which was pierced by nails and scourged, . . . this is that body which was once covered with blood, pierced by a lance, from which issued saving fountains upon the world, one of blood and the other of water. . .
Ioannes Chrisostomus: . . . Cum ipsum [Corpus Christi] videris propositum, tibi ipsi dic : Propter hoc Corpus non sum ego amplius terra et cinis, non ultra captivus, sed liber: ideo caelos spero et bona illic reposita me accepturum esse, immortalem vitam, Angelorum sortem, cum Christo consuetudinem : hoc Corpus clavis confixum, flagris caesum, mors non tulit; . . . hoc est illud corpus, quod cruentatum fuit, lancea perfossum, quod salutares fontes scaturivit orbi, alium sanguinis, alium aquae. . . .vatican.va vatican.va