Pope Shenouda III
Therefore it was said about prayer that it is the food of angels.
It is food for their souls and nourishment that satisfies them. It is also the same for the souls of the saints, and on earth it was food for the monastic fathers and the anchorites... They fed on it, with the love of God and His fellowship and the enjoyment of their spirits with it. As David the Prophet said to the Lord, “But it is good for me to draw near to God “ (Ps 73:28).