{"id":25162,"date":"2009-12-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/saint-john-of-the-cross-2\/"},"modified":"2009-12-14T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T10:00:00","slug":"saint-john-of-the-cross-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/saint-john-of-the-cross-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint John of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"St<\/a>Father, You endowed John of the Cross with a spirit of
\nself-denial and a love of the cross. By following his example, may we come to
\nthe eternal vision of Your glory.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n


<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
A brief bio<\/a> on Saint John of the Cross<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
The Catholic Encyclopedia article<\/a> on Saint John of the Cross<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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\n<\/p>\n

The fundamental principle of
\nSt. John’s theology is that God is All and the creature is nothing. Therefore,
\nin order to arrive at perfect union with God, in which sanctity consists, it is
\nnecessary to undergo an intense and profound purification of all the faculties
\nand powers of soul and body. The Ascent–Dark Night<\/i><\/span> traces
\nthe entire process of purgation, from the active purification of the external
\nsenses to the passive purification of the highest faculties; The Living
\nFlame<\/i><\/span> and The Spiritual Canticle<\/i><\/span> describe the perfection of the
\nspiritual life in the transforming union. The entire path to union is
\n“night” because the soul travels by faith. St. John of the Cross
\npresents his teaching in a systematic manner, with the result that it is
\nspiritual theology in the best sense of the word; not because it is systematic,
\nbut because it uses as its sources Sacred Scripture, theology and personal
\nexperience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(from Fr. Jordan Auman, OP, Christian Spirituality in the
\nCatholic Tradition<\/i><\/span>, 1985)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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