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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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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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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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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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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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My sole occupation is 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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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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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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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 window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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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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