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
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,
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.
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.
St. John Paul II is one of the most well-known Pope’s of all time. He was the first non-Italian pope to assume the papacy in 455 years. His love and care for all people around the world stood out the most. During his time as Pope, he visited over one hundred counties and he not only visited world leaders but those in hospitals, slums and prison. He was very talented in communicating with the youth. The Legacy St. John Paul II left will never be forgotten. He was the most influential pope to ever live. His goal was to advance the recognition in human dignity and to deter the use of violence. Enormous Crowds of people would go see him every Wednesday in the Vatican.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She later considered August 27, the day she was baptized, her "true birthday." Saint Teresa received her first communion at the age of five, and was later confirmed on November of 1916. In her early years, Saint Teresa was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries, their services, and contributions to the world. By the age 12, she had become convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life. Saint Teresa left home at the age of 18 to pursue her dream of doing missionary work, and joined the Institute of Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto. On May 24, 1931, she took her first religious vows as a nun; at that time
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.
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
...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.
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”
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 ...
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.
I think Saint Anthony was very important to our religion. He struggled a bit to become a disciple of Jesus, but he succeeded. He teaches us that if we lose something, we should never give up looking for it. He will guide us to find it. He guides us even today, to find our right path to become children of God.
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.