Glorify His Name!

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Glorify His Name!: St. John of the Cross

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St. John of the Cross: St. John of the Cross lived in the 16th century. He suffered much in his short life. His early experience with deprivation, later misunderstanding and imprisonment, and the final persecution before his death could have produced a bitter cynic. Instead he became purified and enlightened and is considered by many to be the finest Spanish poet. A generation younger than St. Teresa of Avila, he was her spiritual director. John and Teresa were accredited by God through miracles and are considered doctors of the church. Both represent the beauty of holy souls on fire with the love of God.

In that immense love: proceeding from the two
the Father spoke words
of great affection to the Son,
words of such profound delight
that no one understood them;
they were meant for the Son,
and he alone rejoiced in them.
What he heard
was this:
"My Son, only your
company contents me,
and when something pleases me
I love that thing in you;
whoever resembles you most
satisfies me most,
and whoever is like you in nothing
will find nothing in me.
I am pleased with you alone,
O life of my life!
You are the light of my light,
you are my wisdom,
the image of my substance
in whom I am well pleased.
My Son, I will give myself
to him who loves you
and I will love him
with the same love I have for you,
because he has loved
you whom I love so."

At the name of JESUS every knee will bow.