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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Silence is God's first language.
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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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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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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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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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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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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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For true devotion must issue from the heart, and consist in the truth and substances alone of what is represented by spiritual things all the rest is affection and attachment proceeding from imperfection and in order that one may pass to any kind of perfection it is necessary for such desires to be killed.
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