Feast Day: December 14
Memorial of Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish Discalced Carmelite, mystic, co-reformer with Saint Teresa of Avila, and Doctor of the Church (the Mystical Doctor). Author of the Dark Night of the Soul and the Spiritual Canticle (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).
Saints Commemorated on December 14
From the USCCB 2026 Liturgical Calendar.