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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
Catholic Priest
Poet
Saint
Writer
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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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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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 centre of the soul is God and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys God.
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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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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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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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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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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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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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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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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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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