John of the Cross Quotes - Page 3

• 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.

  Juan de la Cruz

  Flames, Perfect, Soul

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• Faith is the union of God and the soul.

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  Soul, Unions

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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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  Sacrifice, Penance, Reason

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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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  Prayer, Reading, Meditation

  Saint John of the Cross (1947). “The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church”

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• Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.

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  Clarity, Sin, Purity

  Saint John of the Cross (1966). “The collected works”

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• Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.

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  Light, Darkness, Preparation

  Saint John of the Cross (1947). “The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church”

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• My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on
  You.

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  Dry, Spirit, Forget

  St. John of the Cross (1991). “The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross”, p.88, ICS Publications

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• At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.

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  Love, Life, Evening

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• Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!

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  Night, Lovely, Dawn

  Saint John Of The Cross (2016). “Dark night of the soul”, p.14, Saint John Of The Cross

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• Si pierdes una oportunidad serás como quien deja volar al pájaro; nunca la recuperarás.

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  Opportunity, Bird, Fly Away

  St. John of the Cross (1991). “The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross”, p.88, ICS Publications

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• The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.

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  Understanding, Suffering, Bears

  St. John of the Cross, Thomas Merton (2007). “Counsels of Light and Love of St. John of the Cross”, p.56, Paulist Press

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• The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.

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  Inspirational, Long, Soul

  St. John of the Cross (1991). “The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross”, p.86, ICS Publications

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• When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.

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  Law Of Attraction, Draws, No Love

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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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  Spiritual, Attachment, Desire

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• The eternal spring is hidden in this living bread for our life's sake, although it is night. It is here calling out to creatures; and they satisfy their thirst, although in darkness, because it is night. This living spring that I long for, I see in this bread of life, although it is night.

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  Spring, Night, Bread Of Life

  Saint John of the Cross, Kieran Kavanaugh (1991). “The collected works of Saint John of the Cross”, I C S Publications, Institute of Carmelite Studies

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• Let my soul live as if separated from my body.

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  Soul, Body, My Soul

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• Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.

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  Compasión

  St. John of the Cross (1991). “The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross”, p.96, ICS Publications

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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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  Memories, Men, Saint

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• He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.

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  Cristiano, Espiritual, Religioso

  Saint John of the Cross (2007). “The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Volume II: The Dark Night of the Soul, Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ, the LIV”, p.586, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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  Men, Feet, Doe

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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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  Spiritual, Heart, Attachment

  St John of the Cross (2011). “Dark Night of the Soul: (Authentic Original Classic)”, p.25, Destiny Image Publishers

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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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  Amor, Dulce, Corazón

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• All the powers of soul and body,memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, thedesires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.

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  Life, Memories, Soul And Body

  St John of the Cross (2007). “A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ”, p.221, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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  Light, Roots, Shining

  Saint John of the Cross (2007). “The Collected Works of St John of the Cross: The Dark Night of the Soul, Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ, the Liv”, p.340, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Who teaches the soul if not God?

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  Soul, Saint, Teach

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