Patristic Quote for the Day

The grace of the New Testament is mystically hidden in the letter of the Old. That is why St. Paul says that 'the Law is spiritual'. Thus the letter of the Law, superseded, grows old and decays; while its spirit, perpetually renewed, stays young. For grace is altogether immune from decay. The Law is the shadow of the Gospel. The Gospel is the image of the blessings held in store. The Law checks the actualization of evil. The Gospel brings about the realization of divine blessings. - Saint Maximos the Confessor, *First Century on Theology* par. 89, 90