Patristic Quote of the Day

For this end he [St. John the Baptist] exhorted them to confess and repent of their sins; not that they should be punished, but that they might more easily receive the subsequent remission. For had they not condemned themselves, they could not have sought after His grace; and not seeking, they could not have obtained remission. -- St. John Chrysostom, Homily 10 on Matthew