Top quotes from St. John of the Cross, whose Feast Day is December 14

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December 14 is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church. Here are some of his quotes:
  • In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
  • Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
  • Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
  • Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
  • In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
  • In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
  • Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
  • In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
  • However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
  • To reach satisfaction in all
    desire its possession in nothing,
    To come to the knowledge of all
    desire the knowledge of nothing.
    To come to possess all
    desire the possession of nothing.
    To arrive at being all
    desire to be nothing.
  • Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
  • Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
  • God leads every soul by a separate path.
  • A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
  • Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
  • He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
  • Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
  • Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
  • Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
TOP 25 QUOTES BY JOHN OF THE CROSS (of 83) | A-Z Quotes


Saint John of the Cross was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez, in Fontiveros, Avila, Spain in 1542.
Patron: of Contemplatives, mystics and Spanish poets
Death: December 14, 1591
Beatified: January 25, 1675 by Pope Clement X
Canonized: December 27, 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
St. John of the Cross - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
 
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