Patristic Quote of the Day

Today, brothers, Adam was expelled from paradise because of disobedience; today, he will be brought back into paradise. And the thief is a witness. A thief went out, and a thief came in; the one who stole salvation from the cross. I know, I have spoken before about the thief, but the word of the cross has various stories. That thief will be put to death by the wood, and this thief plucks salvation from the wood. He did not take possession of earthly things alone but also of heavenly ones, not by his power but by conquering through faith. For this is the voice of the Lord saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is taken by force, and those who take it are seizing it.’—St. John Chrysostom, The Thief on the Cross