Patristic Quote of the Day

We learn that just as the Father is made visible in the Son, so also the Son is recognized in the Spirit... Light cannot be separated from what it makes visible, and it is impossible for you to recognize Christ, the Image of the invisible God, unless the Spirit enlightens you.  Once you see the Image, you cannot ignore the light; you see the Light and Image simultaneously.  It is fitting that when we see Christ, the Brighteness of God's glory, it is always through the illumination of the Holy Spirit. -- St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit par. 97