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San Juan de la Cruz

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:58:50 -0800

"The gate that gives entry into these riches of his wisdom is the cross; because it is a narrow gate, while many seek the joys that can be gained through it, it is given to few to desire to pass through it."

– The Carmelite Doctor of the Church, St John of the Cross, whose feast is today (14 December).

This statue of the saint is from one of the Carmelite churches in Salamanca.

St John of the Cross

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:02:47 -0800

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"In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone."

Today, 14 December, is the feast of the Carmelite saint and mystic, a Doctor of the Church, St John of the Cross. This statue of the saint is in the convent of the Incarnation in Ávila.

La Cruz de San Juan

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:02:36 -0800

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"The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross. Saint Paul therefore urges the Ephesians not to grow weary in the midst of tribulations, but to be steadfast and rooted and grounded in love, so that they may know with all the saints the breadth, the length, the height and the depth – to know what is beyond knowledge, the love of Christ, so as to be filled with all the fullness of God.
The gate that gives entry into these riches of his wisdom is the cross; because it is a narrow gate, while many seek the joys that can be gained through it, it is given to few to desire to pass through it."

This little drawing of Christ on the Cross was made by St John of the Cross, whose feast is today, 14 December. It is said to have inspired Dali's painting of the crucifixion.

Chalice of St John of the Cross

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:02:30 -0800

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"You should strive in your prayer for a pure conscience, a will that is wholly with God, and a mind truly set upon Him."

A chalice used by St John of the Cross, and by Pope John Paul II, thus making it a relic used by two holy men! This chalice is in the museum of the convent of the Incarnation in Ávila. Today, 14 December, is the feast of St John of the Cross.

San Juan de la Cruz

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:03:05 -0800

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"The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. The soul has to proceed rather by unknowing rather than knowing".

Statue of St John of the Cross, the Carmelite saint and mystic, whose feast is on 14 December.

Shrine of St John of the Cross

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:02:59 -0800

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It was in Segovia that St John of the Cross had another vision of Christ crucified in which Jesus asked him what he desired. John replied, "Lord, give me trials to suffer for You that I may be despised and held in no account." After his death on 14 December 1591, his body was transferred to this shrine in Segovia.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

nobody@flickr.com (Lawrence OP) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:04:06 -0700

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Today, 16 July, is the feast of the patroness of the Carmelite friars. The feast was assigned to this day because in 1251, according to Carmelite traditions, the scapular was given by the Blessed Virgin to St. Simon Stock, as shown in this sculptural group from the Carmelite church and shrine of St John of the Cross in Segovia.