{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross-3-volume-set","title":"The Complete Works of St. John of the Cross - 3 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e3 Volume Set - Imrpimatur, 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 - General Introduction, Ascent of Mount Carmel, Dark Night of the Soul. 486 page book.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2 - Spiritual Canticle \u0026amp; Poems. 470 page book.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3 - Living Flame of Love, Letters, Maxims \u0026amp; Documents. 470 page book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the critical edition of P Silverio De Santa Teresa, C.D. and edited by E. Allison Peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis three-volume collection brings together the major writings of \u003cstrong\u003eSaint John of the Cross, Carmelite mystic and Doctor of the Church\u003c\/strong\u003e, presenting his profound teaching on the soul’s journey toward perfect union with God. Beginning with \u003cem\u003eThe Ascent of Mount Carmel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Night of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, Saint John describes the necessary purification of the senses and spirit, the detachment of the soul from created things, and the transforming work of faith, hope, and charity. What begins as an arduous passage through spiritual darkness is ultimately directed toward one purpose: freedom from all that hinders the soul from being united with God in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe journey continues in the \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Canticle\u003c\/em\u003e, where the imagery shifts from purification to the ardent love between the soul and Christ its Divine Spouse. Drawing upon the language and imagery of the \u003cem\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e, Saint John follows the soul through longing, spiritual betrothal, and finally spiritual marriage—the highest union attainable in this life. Volume II includes both principal redactions of the \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Canticle\u003c\/em\u003e as well as his collected poems, revealing the extraordinary poetry from which many of his mystical treatises developed.\u003cbr\u003eThe collection reaches its culmination in \u003cem\u003eThe Living Flame of Love\u003c\/em\u003e, in which Saint John writes of the soul already transformed and deeply united with God, consumed yet perfected by Divine love. The final volume also gathers his practical and personal writings—including his \u003cem\u003eCautions\u003c\/em\u003e, counsels on attaining perfection, spiritual sentences and maxims, surviving letters, historical documents, and extensive supplementary material. Together, these three volumes offer not merely a collection of separate works, but a remarkably complete vision of the mystical life: \u003cstrong\u003epurification, longing, union, and transformation in the love of God.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother of Our Savior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46102242394195,"sku":"N-CWSJSET","price":61.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/0205\/6019\/files\/n-cwsjset2.jpg?v=1788291839","url":"https:\/\/joyfulcatholic.com\/products\/the-complete-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross-3-volume-set","provider":"Mother of Our Savior","version":"1.0","type":"link"}