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From a book ,"" John Peter""-The servant of God
By Fr. A. Thainis, OFM Cap.
A spiritual Journey to Spain
John Peter mystic himself chose the mystical life of St. Teresa of Avila and St.John of the cross for his thesis in licentiate. Whenever he had long holidays, he travelled to Spain to the Sanctuariesof these Carmelite saints to quench his spiritual thirst in doing the research on their writings. Usually the foreign students in Europe, when they get holidays, they rush for parish ministries so as to earn a little amount to buy their study materials.But Fr. John Peter was never trained to buy new things or posess them. He used to save his money and with that he used to go to Avila, Spain and remain there for his research work. He learnt Spanish quickly which was helpful for him to learn the spirituality of hearts. He learnt from St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, the spiritual spheres of a deep search for God, ascetism, self-control, ejaculatory prayer and a soul seeking life. Since from his childhood, his heart was trained for mystical experience, therefore it was indeed a comfort zone to learn their strict and rigorous life.
Photo Credit: Matt Bango
From a book ,"" John Peter""-The servant of God
By Fr. A. Thainis, OFM Cap.
A spiritual Journey to Spain
John Peter mystic himself chose the mystical life of St. Teresa of Avila and St.John of the cross for his thesis in licentiate. Whenever he had long holidays, he travelled to Spain to the Sanctuariesof these Carmelite saints to quench his spiritual thirst in doing the research on their writings. Usually the foreign students in Europe, when they get holidays, they rush for parish ministries so as to earn a little amount to buy their study materials.But Fr. John Peter was never trained to buy new things or posess them. He used to save his money and with that he used to go to Avila, Spain and remain there for his research work. He learnt Spanish quickly which was helpful for him to learn the spirituality of hearts. He learnt from St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, the spiritual spheres of a deep search for God, ascetism, self-control, ejaculatory prayer and a soul seeking life. Since from his childhood, his heart was trained for mystical experience, therefore it was indeed a comfort zone to learn their strict and rigorous life.
Photo Credit: Matt Bango
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