Patristic Quote of the Day

It is certain, dearly beloved, that if we always consider God's benefits toward us, which He conferred without any preceding merits on our part, sin will not have dominion over us, or, if it does overtake us, it will be corrected at once by repentance. Truly, who could conceive, much less express in words, the great goodness of our God toward us? He made us when we did not exist, He later restored us to life when we had perished. He suffered death, He delivered us by His precious Blood, He descended into hell, He snatched us from the jaws of eternal death, and He promised us eternal rewards. -- St. Caesarius of Arles, *Homily 57*