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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Silence is God's first language.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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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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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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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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