John of the cross

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* Taken from Carmelite Devotions and Prayers for Special Feasts of the Liturgical Year, compiled by a Carmelite Tertiary (Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1956).

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ, doesn't seek the glory of Christ - St. John of the Cross

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