“When together with the words and concepts the soul is loving God and simultaneously experiencing this love with humility and reverence, we have an indication that the Holy Spirit is at work within it.”
St John of the Cross
Milly Childers (British, 1866–1922)
Oil on canvas, 1904
Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
The Ascent of Mount Carmel: Book Two, Chapter 29 The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross, Revised Edition Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D. With Revisions and Introductions by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. ICS Publications Copyright © 1976 by Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, Inc.
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