- The Dark Night By St. John of the Cross From: THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD, and Otilio Rodriguez, OCD, revised edition (1991). Copyright 1991 ICS Publications. Permission is hereby granted for any non-commercial use, if this copyright notice is included. An explanation of the stanzas describing a soul's conduct along the spiritual road that ...www.karmel.at/ics/john/dn.html