St. John of the Cross (24 November): The Mystical Doctor

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May the Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. In this powerful sermon and spiritual reflection, we celebrate St. John of the Cross, the 16th-century Carmelite mystic, reformer, doctor of the Church, and author of the classic spiritual masterpiece “Dark Night of the Soul.” This video provides a moving and comprehensive overview of his life, miracles, reform of the Carmelite Order with St. Teresa of Avila, his unjust imprisonment, his mystical writings, spiritual wisdom, heroic humility, and his profound doctrine of purification and union with God. Discover: • How St. John of the Cross teaches the soul to empty itself to be filled with God • The meaning of purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways (the “triple way”) • His mystical poetry and spiritual writings • His escape from harsh imprisonment • His deep devotion to Our Lady • His holy death and canonization • Why St. John is the Mystical Doctor of the Church This sermon invites you to enter the path of purification, heroic virtue, and mystical union — guided by Our Lady and inspired by this great saint. 🙏 May this reflection encourage deeper contemplation, spiritual growth, and love for Jesus Christ. 00:00 – Opening Invocation 00:25 – Introduction to St. John of the Cross 01:16 – Early life and childhood miracle 02:09 – Carmelite vocation and ascetic practices 03:12 – Meeting St. Teresa of Avila 04:00 – Beginning of the Carmelite reform 05:00 – Imprisonment and sufferings 05:23 – Mystical poetry and spiritual writings 06:08 – Overview of his major works 07:17 – Teaching on purification and the Dark Night 08:15 – Passive purgation and divine operation 09:00 – Character, charity, and personality of St. John 10:01 – His trials and spiritual endurance 10:40 – Canonization and recognition as Doctor of the Church 11:02 – Influence on Pope St. John Paul II 11:12 – Christ’s question: “What reward do you desire?” 11:37 – His response: to suffer for Christ 11:51 – The triple way of love: purgative, illuminative, unitive 12:39 – Mystical marriage and union with God 13:07 – Closing invocation 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 #StJohnoftheCross #DarkNightOfTheSoul #CatholicMystics #CarmeliteSpirituality #CatholicSaints #MysticalTheology #ChristianMysticism #CatholicChurch #StTeresaOfAvila #CatholicSermon #UnionWithGod #ContemplativePrayer #CatholicFaith

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