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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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My sole occupation is 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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no 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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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.
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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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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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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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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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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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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