“He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.”

— John of the Cross

Note to Stanza 29 part 4
Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom, Notes to the Stanzas

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Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint 1542–1591

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