Blessed Memorial of S. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church!

O God, who gave the Priest Saint John

an outstanding dedication to perfect self-denial

and love of the Cross,

grant that, by imitating him closely at all times,

we may come to contemplate eternally your glory.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

(From the Collect of today's Mass.)