Not Matter of Past History

Pope St. Leo (10 November on the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar) had and taught a palpable presence of Jesus:

Christ is present, not only in the firstborn of all creation, but in all his saints as well. ...  Not in this life, it is true, but only in eternity will God be all in all, yet even now he dwells, whole and undivided, in his temple the Church.

Deacon Keith Fournier, in a Catholic Online post, considers one consequence of remembering St. Leo. [Includes brief video]
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Wiki-image of detail of illustrated manuscript of Leo I and Atilla is in the public domain.