That's what The Dark Night of the Soul is all about. It happens during the night, which represents the hardships and difficulties she meets in detachment from the world and reaching the light of the union with the Creator. Short Description of Book – The great Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross became a Carmelite monk in 1563 and helped St. Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite order — enduring persecution and imprisonment for his efforts. Dark Night of the Soul - Christian Classics Ethereal Library Exposition of the stanzas describing the method followed by the soul in its journey upon the spiritual road to the attainment of the perfect union of love with God, to the extent that is possible in this life. One of these people was Saint John of the Cross, a Spanish monk who coined the term “Dark Night of the Soul” (“Noche Oscura” the name of one of his poems) based on his own mystical experience. In it, St. John of the Cross continues his description of the soul's journey--the "dark night"--to the "divine union of the love of God." .” “It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that the verse and prose works combined of St. John of the Cross form at once the most grandiose and the most melodious spiritual canticle to which any one man has ever given utterance. John of the Cross’ Poem on the Dark Night of the Soul. In Chapter viii, St. John of the Cross begins to describe the Passive Night of the senses, the principal aim of which is the purgation or stripping of the soul of its imperfections and the preparation of it for fruitive union. “The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Volume II: The Dark Night of the Soul, Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ, the LIV”, p.482, Cosimo, Inc. 151 Copy quote 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. I’ve been meditating on this most famous stanza from his poem: One dark night, Fired with love’s urgent longings — Ah, the sheer grace! The Dark Night of the Soul - Kindle edition by St. John of the Cross, Father Benedict Zimmerman. by St John of the Cross The Dark Night narrates the journey of the soul from her bodily home to her union with God. In our modern era of rampant unbelief, the “dark night” is commonly misconstrued as a “crisis of faith” in the sense of doubting basic propositions of the faith, including the existence of God. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The great Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross became a Carmelite monk in 1563 and helped St. Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite order — enduring persecution and imprisonment for his efforts. Dark Night of the Soul By St. John of the Cross Translated by A.Z. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Both in his writing and in his life Foreman Click to hear me recite the original Spanish Click to hear me recite the English Songs of the soul rejoicing at having achieved the high state of perfection, the Union with God, by way of spiritual negation. The Dark Night of the Soul John of the Cross [1542-1591] was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest.

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