{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross-volume-1-copy","title":"The Complete Works of St. John of the Cross - Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 - Spiritual Canticle \u0026amp; Poems\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\u003eImrpimatur, 1933. 470 page book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume centers upon St. John of the Cross’s Spiritual Canticle, his great poetic and mystical treatment of the love between the soul and Christ, its Divine Spouse. Drawing upon the imagery of the Song of Songs, St. John describes the soul’s longing for God, its search for the Beloved, and its progress through spiritual betrothal toward the peace and intimacy of spiritual marriage. The commentary explores the workings of prayer, charity, purification, and Divine love, presenting love itself as the bond by which the soul is united with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains both major redactions of the Spiritual Canticle, allowing the reader to see how St. John revised and expanded his treatment of the soul’s journey toward perfect union and its final longing for eternal glory. It concludes with a substantial collection of his poems, including the verses underlying The Dark Night, The Spiritual Canticle, and The Living Flame of Love, along with poems on contemplation, faith, the Incarnation, the Birth of Christ, and the soul’s desire for God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother of Our Savior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46044623274067,"sku":"N-CWSJ2","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/0205\/6019\/files\/N-CWSJ2.jpg?v=1787850663","url":"https:\/\/joyfulcatholic.com\/products\/the-complete-works-of-st-john-of-the-cross-volume-1-copy","provider":"Mother of Our Savior","version":"1.0","type":"link"}