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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

John of the Cross

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John of the Cross
Age: 49 †
Born: 1542
Born: June 24
Died: 1591
Died: December 14
Carmelite Friar
Catholic Priest
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away you will never get it back.
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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.
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They say, God told me, or God replied to me. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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The centre of the soul is God and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys God.
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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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My sole occupation is love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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