ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 14th of December WELCOME! SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Saint John of the Cross was born in Spain in 1542, became a Carmelite and was ordained priest in 1567. Saint Teresa of Avila encouraged him to undertake the reform of his Order. He was strenuously opposed and suffered many trials and setbacks. He led a life of prayer which bore fruit in a number of writings that are classics of the mystical life: ‘The Ascent of Mount Carmel’, ‘The Dark Night of the Soul’, ‘The Spiritual Canticle’, ‘The Living Flame of Love’ . His outstanding holiness, austerity of life, poetic genius and charity remain a living example. PRAYER: Father, you endowed John of the Cross with a spirit of self-denial and a love of the cross. By following his example, may we come to the eternal vision of your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who ...