Friday, April 2, 2010

Quote of the Day (Robert Southwell, on God’s Sacrifice)


“God gave Himself to you; you give yourself to God.”—Blessed Robert Southwell, quoted in Scott R. Pilarz, Robert Southwell and the Mission of Literature, 1561-1595: Writing Reconciliation (2004)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Interesting print there. Where does it come from?

MikeT said...

Anne,
It's an illustration from the frontispiece of ST. PETER'S COMPLAINT, by an unknown artist of the 16th or 17th century. And yes, it is pretty interesting, isn't it?