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2 days ago · St. John of the Cross, priest ad Doctor of the Church, discalced Carmelite. 14 December. St. John of the Cross (© Ordine dei Carmelitani Scalzi) "Today I'm going to sing the Office in Heaven" A religious vocation and the call to the Carmelite charism were clearly manifest in the life of St John.
Saint John of the Cross, in your sufferings, God purified you and called you deeper. Through you, the Carmelites were reformed; from your teachings, came a wealth of spiritual treasures. Please pray that I will embrace the sufferings of the Cross as the path to deeper union with our loving God.
Jun 20, 2024 · St. John of the Cross (born June 24, 1542, Fontiveros, Spain—died December 14, 1591, Ubeda; canonized 1726; feast day December 14) was one of the greatest Christian mystics and Spanish poets, doctor of the church, reformer of Spanish monasticism, and cofounder of the contemplative order of Discalced Carmelites.
John of the Cross OCD (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the thirty-seven Doctors of the Church .
Dec 14, 2020 · Because of his profound treatises on mystical theology Pope Pius XI proclaimed him Doctor of the Church. According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman...
2 days ago · Dec. 14 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John of the Cross, a 16th century Carmelite priest best known for reforming his order together with Saint Teresa of Avila, and for writing the...
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor John (Juan de Yepes Alvarez) was born in 1542 of a noble but impoverished family in a small community near Avila. His father gave up wealth and status when he married a weaver’s daughter and was disowned by his family.
