“Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.”
Quote by John of the Cross
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John of the Cross
John of the Cross, also known as Saint John of the Cross, was a 16th-century Spanish Catholic mystic, theologian, poet, and friar, considered a significant figure in the Franciscan Order. He was born on June 24, 1542, and died on December 14, 1591. more
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