Patristic Quote for the Day - for Stagiare

Humility, too, and a complete absence of self-assertion were common to you all; you preferred to offer submission rather than to extort it, and giving was dearer to your hearts than receiving. Asking no more than what Christ had provided for your journey through life, you paid careful heed to His words, treasured them in your hearts, and kept His sufferings constantly before your eyes. The reward was a deep and shining peace, a quenchless ardor for well-doing, and a rich outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon you all. Clement of Rome, First Epistle, par. 2