St. John of the Cross was a Spanish poet whose work is said to be of the highest point of attainment of mystical Spanish literature.
Saint John wanted a deep and personal experience with God and he found he could achieve this, was to find God in love and faith. In his prayers he had a face to face relationship with God. This is relevant to the Church today because no matter how busy we are in our modern lives we must make time for God to allow him into our lives, so we can repent our sins, listen and follow his way.
He was ordained as a priest in 1567, ten years later John was kidnapped by the Carmelites and carried off to the Carmelite priory at Avila; he was then taken to prison. John begins to write poetry to express his feelings and for
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He had an idea that he could help expand the reform of the Carmel. He had a great desire which was to help others to know and love God through his preaching, writing and work of spiritual direction.
Saint John of the Cross wasn’t really ‘important’ back in his days when he was alive, as there were others higher than him such as priests. He was merely a person who wanted to join the Carthusian Order, and so he did.
The way Saint John of the Cross contributed to the Church is still ongoing, the poetry he wrote and the life he lived still inspire people today who read them, to become followers of Jesus and to have a clear and pure path to pleasing God. Even though he is physically not around today, he still has an impact on a select part of society.
To truly believe we must give ourselves to God. We do this through prayer but we cannot do this alone. We do this through the Church community, through the sacraments of the Church and its teachings. Having communion allows us to heal and have continued healing. By doing so we establish a close relationship with God. This is what St John of the Cross believed and Christians all over the world continue to strive for a personal relationship with
Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers and children, is one of the most popular yet mysterious saints of the Catholic Church. Though considered a saint. Saint Christopher is not in the official canon of the saints, and not much is really known about him. It is theorized that Saint Christopher was actually a martyr named Reprobus who was beheaded in the third century.
Furthermore, the renewal and rejuvenation of the Catholic Church makes Pope John a major reformer of the 20th century and a significantly large influencer during his time. He made universal and worldwide impacts to religious adherents by reforming and revitalizing the Christian traditions through achieving ressourcement, aggiornamento. In addition, his passion for unity amongst Christian faiths and interfaith dialogue, world peace and economic justice also furthered his impact not only within the Catholic Church but also in other Christian denominations. Moreover, in the short time of Pope John’s authority and power within the Catholic Church, the contributions and achievements he made had a substantially large impact to the Christian traditions as he brought the Catholic Church into the modern era,
Jacopo del Sellaio’s Virgin, Child, and St. John is a characteristically iconographic tempera panel painting of Madonna, the Christ Child, and the infant St. John from the early renaissance, dating to the early 1480s. Sellaio was a Florentine painter under the apprenticeship of Sandro Botticelli, which reflects through his style and symbolism in the painting. In this work, he depicts a classically devotional scene filled with biblical symbolism. Sellaio’s Virgin, Child, and St. John expresses Mary’s loving role as Christ’s mother, the protective power and warmth of her maternal bond, and the significance of the birth of Christ.
St. John, at his introduction in the novel, is a clergyman with plans to become a missionary someday soon. This is not surprising for clergymen, according to Andrew F. Walls, author of The Missionary Movement in Christian History, since "a missionary was essentially a preacher, and a preacher should normally be a minister" (161). At this time, it was considered normal for a clergyman to become a missionary. But a missionary did have to be more than a clergyman. He also must have "common sense" and "competence," Walls says. St. John has all of these qualities and more, making him perfect for a life of sacrifice.
...spread their religion and did not stop until their death. It is interesting to find out that there were people like that , that dedicated so much of their lives for a cause. I am sure other saints accomplished as much as St. Boniface, but to my knowledge, he seemed like the most active and aggressive. He not only prayed for change, he went out and made it happen. He took journey’s that lasted years, traveled aimlessly at times, from one ship to another converting pagans and spreading the word as he went along. He even went on these missions in his elder years, though dangerous for his age, he continued until his death.
Pope John XXIII was a significant role model for the Christian Religion as he showed equity and love with other people. By humanising his role as a Pope, he believed that he could connect and share the influence of God to them through means of love and kindness. During his papacy, he has travelled and visited many people around the world. On Christmas Day 1958, he visited the Bambino Gesu Hospital for Children affected with polio. This symbolised a great sheer of courage as have been wanted to the Corinthians ...
From 1940 to 1941 his holiness did various jobs, but it was during this time period that he was seriously contemplating priesthood. In 1942 John Paul II started studying at the underground seminary run by the Archbishop of Krakow, and during this time he was hit by a truck and recovered in a matter of two weeks. To him, this was a confirmation of his vocation. Once the war was finished, the future pope was ordained priest and was then sent to Rome for further studies. After a two year time period in Rome, His Holy Father received his doctorate in theology and returned to Poland.
In John’s society it is common knowledge that many things are forbidden, including travelling east, going to the Dead Places unless in search of metal, touching the metal without being a priest or the son of the priest, and crossing the great river and looking upon the Place of the Gods. As a young boy John accompanies his father to a Dead Place and holds a piece of metal. He does not die and, as common knowledge states, was found to be his father’s son and a future priest. From that point on John is taught chants and spells, how to stop a wound from bleeding, how to read and write in the old way, and many secrets. This is the beginning of his passion for knowledge.
Throughout the human history there have been many saints who have lived among us. They followed Jesus’ principles and they did God’s will. One of the earliest saints was St. John, and he lived during the times of Jesus. His childhood and his date of birth are unknown, but it is well known that he was one of the best followers and students of Jesus.
Jesus Christ’s life and mission, which is now present worldwide, is the origin of the Roman Catholicism. Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who became man, died and rose from the dead to redeem humanity from sin (Catholic Truth Society, 3). He passed his mission of salvation to the Catholic Church through his apostles and then their successors (Catholic Truth Society, 4).
The results of the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787 regarding iconoclasm found that venerating icons could be a useful tool for religious teaching. The belief prior to the council was that it is impossible to depict God in an image because he is invisible and unknowable to man. Also, that it goes against the teachings of God because it was believed that honoring the icon was not, in fact, showing worship to God but the material that the icon was depicted on. However, St. John of Damascus argued that these beliefs were part of the old Orthodox Church and shouldn’t be relevant in the new teachings. He refutes these arguments by saying, “I do not draw an image of the immortal Godhead, but I paint the image of God who became visible in the flesh”
He carries with Him the transcendence that comes only with God Himself. Therefore, His work on our behalf makes our salvation sure. Jesus, the God-man, has atoned for our sins. We can place our confidence in Him because of His divine nature” (7). This is the ultimate application of the gospel of John. John is a book that Christians need to read and gather as much information out of it as possible to share with others who do not believe in or have not heard of Jesus. The applications written in this book are for all to hear and for all to reap the benefits of. Jesus is the only one who can save humanity from the sin that we have brought upon ourselves in which the consequence is death. Jesus died on the cross so that we would not have to pay for our sins. God sacrificed His one and only son so that we may live eternally with Him in Heaven. According to the lesson on John, the Holy Spirit empowers Christians to provide the gospel message to others and share the love of Christ (Lesson 7.23.3). We are to allow the Holy Spirit to guide our actions so that the Lord might save as many as
Those who were followers of Christ began to raise the question about the person and work of Christ. Understanding this epoch of time opens the door for believers to comprehend the religious system and our roles as modern Christians in today’s society. When we as Christians can see how our historical roots connect to our personal beliefs. We strengthen our theological foundation and we develop into a persuasive witness in own
...express their beliefs as well as listen to the words of the Lord. As Jesus said at his last meal with his disciples before his execution, “Do this in memory of me”. This quote is reflected in the mass in the stage of ‘being fed’ when an adherent receives both the body and blood of Christ, called Transubstantiation. In this way, Christian adherents are able to unit in a diverse environment following the ways that our Lord has taught us. Therefore through this, Christian adherents are able to express their faith.