“In the evening of
life,
we will be judged on love alone.”
~ St
John
"That eternal Spring is
hidden
yet I know well where it
flows...
I know that there can
be
nothing else so
beautiful
and that the heavens and the
earth drink
there...
I know well that its bottom
cannot be
found
and that no one can penetrate
its
depths...
Its clarity is never
muddied,
and I know that every light has
come from
it...
Well do I know how vast, how
mighty is the
flow
of the stream born in this
Fount...
This eternal Spring is
hidden
in this living Bread to give us
life...
It is here calling to
creatures
and from its water they quench
their
thirst...
This living Fount that I long
for
I see in this Bread of
Life..."
St
John of the Cross
Doctor (mystical
theology) of the Church
Spain ~
1542 - 1591
Carmelite priest
and reformer
Co-founder
Discalced Carmelites
w/St
Teresa of Ávila
FEAST
DAY - Dec 14
Painting above: Still Life of Flowers and Grapes Encircling a Monstrance in a Niche (c. 1670) ~ Jan Van Kessel
Painting above: Still Life of Flowers and Grapes Encircling a Monstrance in a Niche (c. 1670) ~ Jan Van Kessel
"Where
there is no love, put love --
and you will find
love."- St
John of the Cross
Click here: A Strong
Hope - YouTube (2
mins)
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