St. John of the Cross (24 November) - The Dark Night

About this sermon

Today’s reflection covers two saints commemorated in the Church: Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church and Carmelite mystic, and Saint Chrysogonus, early martyr of the Diocletian persecution. This talk provides a powerful look into their lives, virtues, and spiritual lessons—especially St. John’s profound teaching on the Dark Night of the Soul. Discover the heroic suffering, spiritual wisdom, and deep union with God that shaped St. John of the Cross into one of the greatest mystics and poets in the history of the Church. Learn how his imprisonment became the birthplace of his masterpiece writings, including The Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul. We also explore the lesser-known but ancient devotion to Saint Chrysogonus, mentioned in the Roman Canon, whose martyrdom and friendship with St. Anastasia were an inspiration to early Christians. This reflection encourages us to embrace spiritual darkness, suffering, and confusion as profound opportunities to trust in God’s providence—just as St. John teaches: when we understand least, we may be closest to God. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Feast of Saint John of the Cross 00:26 – Saint Chrysogonus: Early Martyr 01:02 – Friendship with Saint Anastasia 01:47 – Chrysogonus in the Roman Canon 02:16 – Introduction to Saint John of the Cross 02:26 – His Famous Teachings 02:38 – Early Life and Jesuit Education 03:20 – Entering the Carmelite Order 03:25 – Corruption and Need for Reform 03:43 – Influence of St. Teresa of Avila 04:34 – Their Spiritual Collaboration 05:26 – Resistance and Persecution 05:38 – Imprisonment & Suffering 06:04 – Birth of the “Dark Night of the Soul” 06:31 – Poetic and Spiritual Mastery 07:30 – His Greatest Works 07:57 – Escape and Continued Reform 08:04 – His Death and Canonization 08:29 – Spiritual Lesson: Trust in God in Darkness 09:20 – Understanding vs. Divine Mystery 09:58 – How to Face Spiritual Darkness 10:06 – Closing Prayer https://sensusfidelium.us/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/november/november-24-st-john-of-the-cross-confessor/ Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 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.us/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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintJohnoftheCross #DarkNightOfTheSoul #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Carmelites #CatholicSaints #CatholicHomily #ChristianMysticism #SpiritualLife #DoctorOfTheChurch #TeresaOfAvila #CatholicFaith #Saints

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• Jesus Christ
• Strength in Hard Times