Family in Feast and Feria

Yesterday, December 14, was the feast of St. John of the Cross. A day late, but you have to read San Juan de la Cruz by Kathryn Theresa. Just beautiful!

Just a little trivia on St. John of the Cross. Years ago our family used to visit the Carmelites at Marylake Monastery in Arkansas. We had an All Saints' Party one Halloween at the monastery. One of the priests said he was St. John of the Cross -- he had his Carmelite habit, carried a black cross, and then knelt down. He joked that St. John should be our family patron, as he was under 5 feet tall, and we don't have any tall people in our family! Even this statue attests to his short height. But see -- you don't need to be tall to reach the heights of heaven!