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Saint John of the Cross
Priest & Doctor of the Church
December 14: Celebrated as a Feast with proper texts.
 John was born at Fontiveros in Spain about 1542. He entered
the a Carmelites and with the permission of his superiors began to live a
stricter life. Later he was persuaded by St. Teresa to begin, together with some
others, the Discalced reform within the Carmelite friars; this cost him much
hard work and many trials. He died in Ubeda in 1591, outstanding in holiness
and
wisdom, to which his many spiritual writings give eloquent witness. After his
death the reform he introduced within the friars eventually separated from the
Carmelite Order to become the Order of Discalced Carmelite Friars.
Prayer
Lord,
you endowed St. John of the Cross
with a spirit of self‑denial and love of the cross.
By following his example
may we come to the eternal vision of your glory.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 43:1-3a, 4-5; Romans 8:14-18, 28-30; Gospel - John
17:11, 17-26.
Texts
taken from the “Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours,”
Institutum
Carmelitanum, Rome: 1993
Image courtesy of the
Carmelnet webmaster, USA.
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