St. John of the Cross

Today was the memorial of St. John of the Cross, mystic, poet, and Doctor of the Catholic Church. A St. John of the Cross page here from Doctorsofthe catholicchurch.com. Another page: General Introduction to the Collected Works of St. John of the Cross.

The late singer Enrique Morente (who passed away a year ago yesterday) sang some of St. John's poetry set to flamenco music. Here he sings some verses adapted from St. John's poem "Cantar del alma que se huelga de conocer a Dios por fe" (Song of the soul that rejoices in knowing God by faith):

Good Friday

All about Good Friday.

About the Way of the Cross.

Alegrias

Garrotín

Pepe de Lucia sings and Merche Esmeralda dances a "Garrotín".

Tarantas

Here, flamenco dancing by Trini España in the tarantos style, accompanied by Juan Calero on vocals and Enrique de Melchor and Juan Jimenezin on guitar, in a clip from a few decades ago.