Ascent of Mount Carmel

By: St. John of the Cross

Narrated by: Mike Fox

Saint John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic and poet, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest, and a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. The Ascent of Mount Carmel is divided into three sections, and presented as a commentary on four poetic stanzas. St. John portrays the various mystical experiences that the soul must endure in its ascent to the metaphorical Mount Carmel (the place of God or union with the divine).

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is the introduction to a series of works which encompasses The Dark Night of the Soul, The Living Flame of God, and The Spiritual Canticle; all considered masterpieces of Christian mysticism and Spanish literature.

Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks

Translation Issue

The Ascent of Mount Carmel has been one of the most influential spiritual reads for me outside of the Bible. I highly recommend that others read this book particularly if they’re caught up in more of the intellectual areas of the faith and need growth in the emotional or application sides of the faith.

This audio translation, however, is not as good as the one by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez. I’d recommend that version over this one.

Do not get this version!

The story is amazing, but unfortunately the narration is absolutely horrible! There's another narrator of the same title that is great! Don't get this one!

Horrible reader, almost unintelligable

The reader mispronounce dozens of words. Choppy reading, exagerated emphasis on the wrong words, unnecassary pauses and other gaffs made listening incomprehensable. This is on top of the fact that St. John of the Cross is very difficult to understand. In total, an excellent work became a disaster because of the reader. How could this be released? Did anyone of the staff listen to it? I invite them to have someone else read it and then rerelease it.