![]() He explains, "For the soul, like a true daughter of God, is moved in all things by the Spirit of God." The will of the soul is lost in the will of God and the two become one by grace. the soul's operations are in God through its union with him, it lives the life of God." The soul in union is perfectly docile to grace, and so the soul is moved by God alone and not by its own desires or thinking. In this new life that the soul lives when it has arrived at the perfect union with God here being discussed, all the inclinations and activity of the. John said in The Living Flame of Love, "Let it be known that what the soul calls death is all that goes to make up the old self. John of the Cross's spirituality? It is a complete dying to the old fallen self and living anew in perfect docility to God and His movements in the soul. What is this union with God that is so fundamental to St. to whom God is granting the favor of setting them on the road to this Mount." He addressed the Carmelites specifically in his writing because attaining to union with God was the primary focus of the Carmelite. He said in the Ascent of Mount Carmel, "My principle is not to address all, but certain persons of our sacred order of Mount Carmel. ![]() John of the Cross's eyes, Carmel was all about union of the soul with God. This is why he is especially dear to us as Carmelite monks. John of the Cross is the only man canonized with great spiritual writings. While there are many cloistered nuns who have been canonized for their lofty spirituality, St. John of the Cross is especially important since he is the main Carmelite man raised up by the Church as an example of a soul in the state of union with God. John of the Cross - In Depth:įor Carmelite men, St. Or read Carmelite saints books on spirituality: Carmelite saints writings and books. Learn more about our spirituality here: Introduction to Carmelite spirituality and cloister. Teresa of Jesus and John of the Cross, we find the means necessary to live the pristine charism of those first hermits on Mount Carmel. What sufferings they bore, what solitude, cold, thirst and hunger, what burning sun and heat! And yet they had no one to complain to except God." She also said to her daughters: "For the whole manner of life we are trying to live is making us, not only nuns, but hermits, like the holy fathers our predecessors." In the way of life instituted by Ss. She often said: "Let us remember our holy fathers of past days, the hermits whose lives we attempt to imitate. Teresa's deepest conviction as a Carmelite was to imitate the way of life of the early hermits of the Order. Teresa left us on attaining to contemplation and an intimate Union with God. As Carmelite Monks, we strive to follow the many teachings St. Over many years of daily mental prayer and the practice of virtue, a soul can be lead by the way of contemplation to the heights of Union with God. She explained that we must have an intimate relationship with Christ, who loves us, through a daily conversation with Him. Teresa of Jesus taught the importance of mental prayer and the practice of the highest virtues for attaining to the heights of the mystical life. This is our primary focus as Carmelite Monks, to love God above all things with the hope of being transformed in Him.Ĭontinue the Carmelite Spirituality of St. ![]() ![]() When our souls are completely detached from everything but the love of God, God can take complete possession of our souls and unite them to Himself. The attaining of Union with God is primarily God's work, yet the soul can correspond with a joyful detachment from everything that is not God. He explained that God will lead a soul to Union with Him, if the soul cooperates in an emptying of all desires for anything that is contrary to God. John of the Cross sought to help souls find the narrow way that leads to heaven through the complete detachment of the soul from all creatures, in order to attain to a perfect love of God.
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