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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.

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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Dark
Faith
Night
Light
Giving
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Men

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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it wholly occupied with outward duties, that its light may shine before the world: these persons have no conception of the fibres and the unseen root whence the sap is drawn, and which nourish the fruit.
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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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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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 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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