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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.

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
Poet
Saint
Writer
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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Flesh
Shall
Eyes
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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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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There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.
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However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.
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Silence is God's first language.
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My sole occupation is love.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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The divine awakening produces in the soul of the perfect a flame of love which is a participate of that living flame which is the Holy Spirit Himself...this is the operation of the Holy Spirit in the soul that is transformed in love.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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