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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light

The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light

John of the Cross
Light, Soul, Window

In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.

John of the Cross
Life, Flower, Mountain
St. John of the Cross (2013). “A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

John of the Cross
Pride, Advice, Want

Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.

John of the Cross
Eye, Flesh, Lord

God is a dark night to man in this life.

John of the Cross
Dark, Night, Men
"The Ascent of Mt. Carmel". Book by John of the Cross, I, 2, 1, 1618.

The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.

John of the Cross
Flow, Tides, Bread

He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.

John of the Cross
Opportunity, Men, Hands
Saint John of the Cross (1966). “The collected works”

Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest. Shrouded by the night and by the secret stair I quickly fled. The veil concealed my eyes while all within lay quiet as the dead.

John of the Cross
Eye, Night, Flames
"The Dark Night Of The Soul" by John of the Cross, Variant adapted for music by Loreena McKennitt, 1994.

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