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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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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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My sole occupation is love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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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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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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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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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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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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