Sunday, April 12, 2020

Spiritual Quote of the Day (St. John Chrysostom, on How ‘Forgiveness Has Risen From the Grave’ With Easter)


“Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it.” — Eloquent Archbishop of Constantinople and early Church Father St. John Chrysostom (c. 349-407 AD), “Easter Sermon

The image accompanying this post is the fresco painting The Resurrection, by the Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca (1415-1492)

1 comment:

  1. Hello Mike T Happy Easter from Dublin ...That is a warming quote in these troubled times ..well researched ..I just now was searching Yeats Visit to the Municiple Gallery and came upon your blog of August 17th 2012 ! A great poem ...always moving.

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