Saint John of the Cross

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"My sole occupation is love," Saint John of the Cross said.

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Para venir a gustarlo todo,
    no quieras tener gusto en nada;
para venir a poseerlo todo,
    no quieras poseer algo en nada;
para venir a serlo todo,
    no quieras ser algo en nada;

para venir a saberlo todo,
    no quieras saber algo en nada;
para venir a lo que no gustas,
    has de ir por donde no gustas;
para venir a lo que no sabes,
   has de ir por donde no sabes;
para venir a lo que no posees,
   has de ir por donde no posees;
para venir a lo que no eres,
   has de ir por donde no eres.

(San Juan de la Cruz - Subida 1,13,11)

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Paul A. Zalonski is from New Haven, CT. He is a member of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, a Catholic ecclesial movement and an Oblate of Saint Benedict. Contact Paul at paulzalonski[at]yahoo.com.

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