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3 de dic. de 2022 · On Dec. 2, 1577, John of the Cross was abducted by a group of his fellow Carmelites. Some of his superiors, op-posing his attempts at reforming the Carmelite Order, had commanded him to leave Avila. He had disregarded their instructions, looking instead to the approval granted by the Spanish nuncio, a higher authority, for his efforts.
to oneself. In Room for St. John of the Cross (fig. 1), the darkened space is filled with a chaotic roar, while bouncing and swirling images of a large mountain are seen projected on one wall. In the center of the space is an enclosed miniature chamber with a small window through which one can see a table with a tiny monitor showing the static ...
12 de dic. de 2021 · During this past year’s commemoration of the 400th anniversary of St. John of the Cross’s death the Carmelites have been doing much to mark the occasion, publishing magazine articles and books,¹ for example, and organizing prayer services (like this beautiful eucharist here in the Cathedral)² and study days all over the world.
Bill Viola’s The Crossing is a room-sized video installation that comprises a large two-sided screen onto which a pair of video sequences is simultaneously projected. They each open in the same fashion: a male figure walks slowly towards the camera, his body dramatically lit from above so that it appears to glow against the video’s stark ...
St. Teresa for her part convinced John to join her reform and assured him that whatever he was looking for with the Carthusians, he would find in the Reformed Carmel. John agreed provided that he did not have to wait long. John and Teresa suffered much for the reform of Carmel. It resulted in St. John being held prisoner for 9 months in a ...
St John died between December 13 and 14, 1591, while his religious brothers were reciting the morning Office in a convent near Jaén. His last words were: "Today I'm going to sing the Office in Heaven". His mortal remains were transferred to Segovia. Saint John of the Cross was beatified by Pope Clement X in 1675 and canonized by Pope Benedict ...
