Patristic Quote of the Day

For the martyrs’ tomb is a soldier’s tent. And if you open wide the eyes of faith, you will see the breastplate of righteousness lying there, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the greaves of the Gospel, the sword of the Spirit, hurling the very head of the devil to the ground.—St. John Chrysostom, On Saint Barlaam par. 10.