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       Unless otherwise noted, all quotations from John of the Cross are taken from The Collec ted Works of St. John of the Cross, trans. Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez, rev. ed. (Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1991). For his major works, the following abbre viations are used:

       ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS

       A = Ascent of Mount Carmel

       N = Dark Night

       C = Spiritual Canticle

       F = Living Flame of Love

       Also, references to John's Letters and Sayings are based on the numbering in this revised Kavanaugh/Rodriguez translation, which sometimes differs from the numbering in other editions.

       Similarly, unless otherwise noted, all quotations from Teresa of Jesus are taken from The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, trans. Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez, 3 vols. (Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1976-1985). For her major works, the following abbreviations are used:

       ST. TERESA OF JESUS

       L = Book of Her Life

       W = Way of Perfection

       C = Interior Castle

       F = Book of Foundations

       Finally, throughout this volume there are extensive references to Federico Ruiz, et al., God Speaks in the Night: The Life, Times and Teaching of St. John of the Cross, trans. Kieran Kavanaugh (Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1991).

© Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites, Inc.1992