St. John of The Cross (24 November): Prison, Poetry, and the Dark Night of the Soul

About this sermon

May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. In today’s reflection, we honor Saint John of the Cross, the great Doctor of the Church, mystic, reformer, and co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites alongside Saint Teresa of Ávila. Born in 16th-century Spain, St. John of the Cross dedicated his life to the reform and renewal of the Carmelite Order, embracing a deeper spirit of prayer, sacrifice, and contemplative union with God. His trials—including imprisonment by his own brethren—became the very place where the Holy Spirit inspired some of his greatest works, including the Spiritual Canticle. This video recounts: 🔥 His calling to religious life 🔥 His encounter with St. Teresa and the Carmelite reform 🔥 His unjust imprisonment and mystical visions 🔥 His writings, suffering, and heroic sanctity 🔥 His death and heavenly hope: “I shall sing the Matins in heaven.” May St. John of the Cross intercede for us, guiding our souls toward deeper prayer, sacrifice, and spiritual ascent under the loving care of Our Lady. May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. 00:00 – Invocation: “May the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph…” 00:26 – Introduction 00:43 – Birth and Early Life of St. John of the Cross 00:50 – Priesthood and Desire to Join the Carthusians 01:00 – Meeting St. Teresa of Ávila 01:14 – Teresa’s Counsel and the Carmelite Reform 01:48 – The Discalced Carmelites Explained 02:13 – Founding the First Reformed Carmelite Convent for Men 02:23 – Spiritual Director to St. Teresa 02:33 – Opposition and His Imprisonment 02:45 – Mystical Visions in Prison 03:19 – Writing the Spiritual Canticle 03:29 – Escape and Continued Trials 03:36 – Christ’s Question and John’s Holy Answer 03:50 – Request for Separation and Formation of Reformed Carmelites 04:03 – His Lifelong Labors and Spiritual Doctrine 04:36 – “The Mystical Doctor” and His Writings 04:49 – His Final Hours and Last Words 05:06 – “I shall sing the Matins in heaven” 05:12 – Closing Prayer and Entrustment to St. John of the Cross 05:28 – Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJohnoftheCross #CatholicHomily #CarmeliteSaints #DoctorOfTheChurch #StTeresaOfAvila #CatholicMystics #DiscalcedCarmelites #CatholicSpirituality #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianContemplation #DarkNightOfTheSoul #SpiritualCanticle #CatholicFaith

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• Jesus Christ
• Strength in Hard Times