The Spiritual Journey by St. John of the Cross | Dark Night & Mystical Theology (24 November)

About this sermon

In this powerful homily for the feast of St. John of the Cross, we explore the extraordinary life, spirituality, and mystical theology of one of the greatest Doctors of the Church. Father explains St. John’s childhood miracle, his collaboration with St. Teresa of Avila, and his profound teachings on the three stages of the spiritual life: the purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways. You’ll learn how St. John of the Cross describes the Dark Night of the Senses and the Dark Night of the Spirit, why suffering for God is essential to authentic love, how mental prayer develops, and how Christians are called to grow in grace from baptism to death. This sermon also includes a reflection on the value of Holy Communion, penance, the interior life, spiritual reading, and the supernatural journey every soul is called to make. Whether you want to better understand Catholic mysticism, deepen your prayer life, or grow in holiness, this homily is a clear, powerful guide rooted in the teachings of a master of the interior life. 0:00 – Introduction & Feast of St. John of the Cross 0:09 – Relic blessing information 0:24 – Mention of St. Crescentius (martyr under Decius) 0:37 – Early life of St. John of the Cross 1:01 – Entering the Carmelite Order 1:09 – Collaboration with St. Teresa of Avila 1:29 – Doctor of the Church & writings overview 1:35 – What St. John of the Cross teaches: the Interior Life 1:56 – The spiritual life must grow 2:21 – Three stages of the interior life explained 3:01 – Natural life analogy 3:36 – Purgative way & spiritual childhood 4:16 – Importance of prayer & confession 4:57 – The Dark Night of the Senses (first crisis) 6:03 – Following Christ through suffering 6:41 – Transition into the Illuminative Way 7:01 – Growth in virtues 7:10 – The Dark Night of the Spirit 7:47 – Benefits of purification & aiming for heaven 8:00 – Entering the Unitive Way 8:13 – Why St. John of the Cross is important 8:23 – Quotation from St. John of the Cross 8:50 – Closing reflections How to grow in the spiritual life? What are the stages? For more please visit www.veritascaritas.com & 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. BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ ▶️ 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/ 🔴 Sensus Fidelium Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 #StJohnoftheCross #CatholicHomily #CarmeliteSpirituality #CatholicMysticism #DarkNightOfTheSoul #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #InteriorLife #SpiritualGrowth #SaintsTeachings

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