Come to the waters, all you who experience the thirst of your appetites
Quote of the day, 10 January: St. John of the Cross
Quote of the day, 7 January: St. John of the Cross
For God, to gaze at is to love...
O EMMANUEL — Juan de la Cruz | John of the Cross
En los amores perfectos esta ley se requería: que se haga semejante el amante a quien quería | In perfect love this law holds: that the lover become like the one he loves
O ORIENS — Juan de la Cruz | John of the Cross
¡Oh noche que guiaste! ¡Oh noche amable más que el alborada! | O guiding night! O night more lovely than the dawn!
Quote of the day, 20 December: St. John of the Cross
The bride feels that this voice of the Bridegroom speaking within her is the end of evil and the beginning of good
O CLAVIS DAVID — Juan de la Cruz | John of the Cross
One ought to have deep compassion for the soul God puts in this tempestuous and frightful night | Esta tempestuosa y horrenda noche
Advent IV — Father
The Father loves them by communicating to them the same love he communicates to the Son
O ADONAI — Juan de la Cruz | John of the Cross
Moses also declared before God, present in the burning bush | También la manifestó Moisés delante de Dios en la zarza
O SAPIENTIA — Juan de la Cruz | John of the Cross
The Lord has always revealed to mortals the treasures of his wisdom | Siempre el Señor descubrió los tesoros de su sabiduría
Quote of the day, 14 December: St. John of the Cross
Do not seek Christ without the Cross
14 December: SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS OUR FATHER
By following his example may we come to the eternal vision of your glory
Quote of the day: 13 December
Padre Juan, cheer up, trust in God and remember the deeds we did and the labors we endured in the beginnings of this religious life
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 9
The soul here addresses its Bridegroom with deep love
Quote of the day, 12 December: Iain Matthew, O.C.D.
Higher authorities intervened and matters improved in time for John to die in a community at peace
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 8
The soul here addresses its Bridegroom with deep love
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 7
The soul thereby becomes divine, God through participation, insofar as is possible in this life
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 6
A soul ordinarily needs instruction pertinent to its experience in order to be guided through the dark night
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 5
Those who set their hearts on the good things of the world become extremely wicked in the sight of God
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 4
This life is not good if it is not an imitation of his life
Novena to St. John of the Cross 2020 – Day 3
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it
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