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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
But when he saw that the ears of those who stood by were stopped up, he turns to Him who knoweth the hearts; for it follows, And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Thou beholdest the Crucified, and thou acknowledgest Him to be thy Lord. Thou seest the form of a condemned criminal, and thou proclaimest the dignity of a king. …
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
On the cross nails had fastened his hands and feet, and nothing remained free from torture, but his heart and tongue. By the inspiration of God, the thief offered to Him the whole which he found free, that as it is written, With the heart he might believe unto righteousness, with the mouth he might confess unto salvation. (Rom. 10:10.) But the three virtues which the Apostle speaks of, (1 Cor. 13:13.) the thief suddenly filled with grace both received and preserved on the cross. …
Bonaventure
For he not only acknowledges the innocence of his life, but also the excellence of his power; and therefore he adds: And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom; in which he at once confesses the royal excellence of Christ and seeks the remission of his fault. …
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