“In other places in his works as well, St. John of the Cross reminds us that we cannot always soar into the highest regions of the mystical life, but it is again Our Lady who is the image of our union in those regions. She also stands at our side, telling us what we ought to do when we sink lower. ‘When the contemplation ceases,’ says the sainted teacher (and he adds that this will necessarily happen often, for not one single saint was granted permanent contemplation and prayer) ‘it will not harm us to have recourse to Christ once more. On the contrary, it will be advantageous to learn to imitate Christ’s virtues and to drink in His spirit. In that lies the aim of prayer.’ He warns us against wishing to be so devoid of all imagery as to overlook the Incarnation as well.”
St. Titus Brandsma
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