Patristic Quote of the Day

O how beautiful is this confession! how wise the reasonings, and how excellent the thoughts! He became the confessor of the Savior's glory, and the accuser of the pride of those who crucified Him. What reward, therefore, did he receive? Of what honors was he counted worthy? Or what benefit did the thief gain who was the first to profess faith? He lit upon a treasure worth the having; he become rich unexpectedly, and possessed every blessing; he won the inheritance of the saint and to have his name written above, in heaven; he was in the book of life who was bearing the sentence of death and is numbered with the dwellers in the city that is above. -- St. Cyril of Alexandria, Homily 153 on St. Luke, on the confession of the penitent thief