Patristic Quote of the Day

Through the Epiphany the Magi acknowledge Christ as God with mystical gifts, and the worshippers of stars and the inhabitants of night find the Creator of light when it was pitch dark, to indicate that this comes from the grace of the Author, not the diligence of the seeker; that it is the gift, not of the star, but of God the Creator; that the credit goes, not to any creature, nor to human ingenuity, but to God's generosity. -- St. Peter Chrysologus, Sermon 157 par. 1