Patristic Quote of the Day

And even as [Eve], having indeed a husband, Adam, but being nevertheless as yet a virgin...having become disobedient, was made the cause of death, both to herself and to the entire human race, so also did Mary, having a man betrothed to her, and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, became the cause of salvation, both to herself and the whole human race. -- St. Irenaeus, Treasury of Daily Prayer, p. 1012