Book III, Chapter XXXVIII, The Right Use of Churches and Oratories

The Ascent of Mount Carmel

by Saint JOHN OF THE CROSS (1542 - 1591)

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is one of the timeless classics of Christian contemplation, radical in its time and deeply influential in the world today. St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila worked together to reform the Carmelite Order in the Roman Catholic Church, in which he is honored as one of the Doctors of the Church. An active priest and teacher in his lifetime, this work is considered primary source material the training of Spiritual Directors, and an essential set of guidelines for all students of Revelation through Divine Love. ( Ed Humpal)

Listen next episodes of The Ascent of Mount Carmel:
Book III, Chapter XL, Evils of Indulgence in Places and Objects of Devotion , Book III, Chapter XLI, Other Motives of Prayer , Book III, Chapter XLII, Three Kinds of Devotional Places , Book III, Chapter XLIII, How the Will is to be Directed in these Devotions , Book III, Chapter XLIV, The Second Kind of Goods in which the Will Vainly Rejoices , Book III, Chapter XXXIX, Continuation of the Same Subject