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          St. John of the CrossFeast day: Dec 14

          Dec. 14 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John of the Cross, a 16th century Carmelite priest best known for reforming his order together with Saint Teresa of Avila, and for writing the classic spiritual treatise “The Dark Night of the Soul.”

          Honored as a Doctor of the Church since , he is sometimes called the “Mystical Doctor,” as a tribute to the depth of his teaching on the soul's union with God.



          The youngest child of parents in the silk-weaving trade, John de Yepes was born during in Fontiveros near the Spanish city of Avila. His father Gonzalo died at a relatively young age, and his mother Catalina struggled to provide for the family.

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          John found academic success from his early years, but failed in his effort to learn a trade as an apprentice. Instead he spent several years working in a hospital for the poor, and continuing his studies at a Jesuit college in the town of Medina del Campo.



          After discerning a calling to monastic lif