Way of Life
Community of Love Crucified
The vocation of the Love Crucified Community is to live passionately His love revealed at the Cross. There we receive the gift of His thirst, His gaze, His tears, His radical love which holds nothing back. Now He calls us to respond.
The Lord has given our Community this standard:
“ Suffer all with Me, no longer two but ONE, in my sacrifice of love"
As brothers and sisters we enter into a covenant with Christ and with each other to live fully this love in the heart of the Church, according to our spirituality (The Simple Path to Union with God) and mission.
At first, commitments may seem to be a burden, but the Lord promised: "My yoke is easy and my burden is light." -Matthew 11:30. "Sanctity does not consist first of all in doing extraordinary things, but in letting God act" -Pope Francis. God's grace makes this way of life liberating and joyful through love. It disposes us to receive a new life in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our way of life embraces the following commitments:
1. Lives centered on the Eucharist
2. Marian Consecration
3. Docility to the Holy Spirit
4. Live The Simple Path to Union with God: Our Spiritual Formation Book
5. Victims of Love + Offering life for others; for priest
6. 5 Stones: Humility, Purity, Simplicity, Trust, Courage
7. Repentance and Conversion
8. Community Life
9. Obedience to Mother Church
10. Fidelity to our state in life
I propose to do ever what is most perfect. I propose to seek in all things Jesus and His Cross, in conformity with His holy will. I propose in my actions to pursue the interests of Christ and not my own. ...I will never be disquieted should circumstances prevent me from observing my 'Rule of life.' I will go on tranquilly. I will be flexible in the face of difficulties, humbly... then onward, ever onward! -Extract from her "Rule of life", Ven. Concepción Cabrera de Armida, Aug 21, 1894
1. Lives Centered on the Eucharist
The Eucharist is Christ, our life, the source and summit of all we are and do.
We seek to participate in Holy Mass daily, if possible.
At Holy Mass we unite with Jesus as His victim souls in His sacrifice of love to the Father. We go to die to self and receive new life in Him. We become living hosts. We offer ourselves with Jesus to the Father after the consecration of the Precious Blood with this prayer.
We commit to a minimum of once a week of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament to listen, adore, praise, intercede, give thanks, and accompany and CONSOLE Jesus and Mary in their suffering for souls.
For their work, prayers and apostolic endeavours, their ordinary married and family life, their daily labour, their mental and physical relaxation, if carried out in the Spirit, and even the hardships of life if patiently borne-all of these become spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Pt 2:5). During the celebration of the Eucharist these sacrifices are most lovingly offered to the Father along with the Lord’s body. Thus as worshipers whose every deed is holy, the lay faithful consecrate the world itself to God. John Paul II
See teaching Fr Jordi Rivero>>
2. Marian Consecration
To come to the most perfect intimate union of love with Christ—victim united to Victim— we need to consecrate ourselves to Mary, Mother and Bride, with the understanding and abandonment that she will bring us to the foot of the Cross. We commit to be forever "Totus Tuus" (All yours).
See “Importance of Consecration” letter from Lourdes Pinto to community>>
33 Days to Morning Glory -Preparation to Marian Consecration. by Fr Michael E. Gaitley, MIC; Marian Press.
Renew our consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Daily Recitation of the Rosary
3. Docility to the Holy Spirit
We live in the Spirit attentive to God and submitting to Him everything we do. We ask of Him in every situation, “Lord what do you want of me?” We trust in the Holy Spirit and invoke Him constantly.
See “Importance of Consecration” letter from Lourdes Pinto to community>>
“Yet there is no greater freedom than that of allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit, renouncing the attempt to plan and control everything to the last detail, and instead, letting him enlighten, guide and direct us, leading us wherever he wills.” Pope Francis p. 13
We welcome the Holy Spirit as our teacher and guide through living the Simple Path. It is He who leads us through the passage -- from the feet of Jesus crucified to receive the gift of self-knowledge, into the Sacred Heart of Jesus and brings us into the unity of the Most Holy Trinity.
“God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us” (Rom 5:5). Nevertheless, it is not enough to know the Spirit; we must welcome Him as the guide of our souls, as the “Teacher of the interior life” who introduces us to the Mystery of the Trinity, because He alone can open us up to faith and allow us to live it each day to the full.” Pope Benedict XVI, XXXIII World Youth Day, 2008
4. Live The Simple Path to Union with God: Our Spiritual Formation Book
Each Mother of the Cross (MOC) and Missionary of the Cross (MC) must be willing to allow The PATH to lead them through the painful purification and healing of their hearts into the depth of self- knowledge. Each person must persevere to:
Follow Christ daily to the Cross,
To die to self—to what we have become that we are not,
To make ourselves vulnerable and stripped of our masks and false identity
And suffer ALL with Christ, in order to be transformed into Love.
5. Victims of Love
Our life is an offering of love. Our crosses, including the injustices we suffer, as well as the daily duties, are powerful when done with great love and united with Christ. God waits for the FIAT that signals our total surrender. We don’t just offer something; we offer ourselves without reserve, our entire being, our will, our heart, our body and soul, one with Him. This is to be with Christ victims of love.
It is a victim soul's 'yes' that 'stirs into flame' the power of the Holy Spirit so that the Holy Spirit can lead a docile and willing soul to die with Me. It is this voluntary death that brings the soul to new life…I continue to thirst for love, but it is only the love of My victim souls that satisfies My thirst… Therefore, bring Me many victim souls. 2/1/11 Simple Path #124 p.331
See “Victim of Love” by Fr Jordi Rivero>>
6. 5 Stones: Humility, Purity, Simplicity, Trust and Courage
The MOC and MC must be committed to growing in these five virtues as we persevere in living the Simple Path and taking to heart the teachings of this community.
Virtues Needed as Warriors of Love
My little one, the time draws near. You hold the sword of the Spirit in the mission given to you. My family of LC are My warriors of love that will defeat the dragon in the decisive battle that draws near. Be ready to approach this evil in the same way that David approached Goliath. You will conquer the dragon in your littleness and purity because it is.
God who is with you. You must not fear and believe with the innocence and zeal of David… You each must also approach the battle with five stones.
1. First, the stone of humility, possessing the perfect knowledge of your nothingness and of My power and majesty.
2. Second, the stone of purity, purity of mind, heart, intention, word, desire…
3. Third, simplicity, detached from all, most especially from your ego.
4. Fourth, trust perfectly abandoned to My will.
5. Fifth, courage, courage rooted in love of Me to be perfectly obedient to My commands.
These stones are your weapons for battle, for the dragon will not be defeated according to the standards of the world but in the Light of Love… 1/18/12 Simple Path #148 p. 436
7. Repentance and Conversion
As Love Crucified, we are committed to go daily to the Cross to kiss the feet of Jesus crucified and beg the Spirit for the gift of self-knowledge, so that we can come in truth to know our sins, wounds and disordered tendencies. It is then, through this self-awareness, that we receive the gift of repentance.
Repentance is the gift of God that serves to pry open the hardened human heart so that My seeds of conversion can grow. Repentance is the Sword of the Spirit that opens the darkness within the human heart to be filled with God’s Light of truth, and the truth sets you free.
To live in repentance is to live clothed in the knowledge of who you are, which is misery, and the knowledge of who I Am, which is Love and Mercy.
To live in repentance is to live in the freedom of living in the embrace of Abba, Our Father.
Tell My souls to seek true repentance at the foot of My Cross and the power of My Love Crucified will set them free to live in My peace and the joy of My promise. 2/18/18
The soul that lives wrapped in the gift of knowledge grows in true humility and is then able to advance in My path on the wings of the Holy Spirit… It is here, at My feet, that you must persevere… 12/12/11 Simple Path #10 p.40. see full message >>
Confession: We are encouraged to go regularly to confession. There is no better way to make progress on our spiritual journey than by returning in humble repentance and love to God’s infinite mercy.
Están llamados a definirse por Cristo
Carta del Padre Jordi Rivero a los Misioneros de la Cruz
Hermanos, les escribo para animarlos y alertarlos porque ustedes son de los pocos hombres que fieles al Señor.
Los hombres han sido cegados y debilitados por el enemigo y no solo los que directamente se oponen a Cristo. También los que se consideran buenos cristianos están afectados por la corriente del mundo. Hay peligro, por lo tanto, cuando nos creernos que estamos bien.
Ustedes están luchando para proveer por las necesidades sus familias pero, ¿son capaces de guiar a sus familias a la nueva vida que Cristo desea, en la que Él es el Señor presente y actuando?.
¿Tú piensas como Dios o como los hombres? ¿Tiene Cristo realmente autoridad sobre tus pensamientos, acciones, decisiones, palabras? ¿Crees que es posible que Él tenga esa autoridad? ¿Quieres que tenga esa autoridad? ¿Estás dispuesto a pagar el precio, confrontar la verdad sobre ti mismo y luchar para aplicar el poder de la Cruz a tu vida y permitir que Cristo tenga esa autoridad?
El Señor te ama y está comprometido contigo. Él quiere venir a ti, fortalecerte y guiarte como lo hizo con Pedro, Pablo y todos los santos. Pero necesitas ser humilde, reconocer tu miedo de renunciar al control, arrepentirte y recurrir a Él.
La mayoría de los hombres relegan la «religión» a sus esposas, y optan por sumergirse en los asuntos «prácticos». Estos hombres no entienden que sin una profunda unión con Cristo son ciegos y débiles. Están renunciando a su misión dada por Dios que incluye liderar, especialmente a su familia, para seguir a Cristo y vencer en la batalla que tenemos ante nosotros y que está destruyendo a las familias, a la nación y al mundo. Sin hombres pastores los lobos arrasan las ovejas.
Los hombres necesitan humillarse y doblar la rodilla. Los hombres necesitan permitir que Dios entre en áreas de sus corazones donde ahora no se están abriendo. Los hombres no pueden dejarse llevar por lo que quieren o sienten, ya que la voluntad y las emociones, si no están sometidas a Dios, en efecto son instrumentos por los que el enemigo nos domina. Para que los hombres sean libres deben aplicar el poder de la cruz, negarse a sí mismos y seguir a Cristo.
Mi preocupación es por todos los hombres, pero particularmente por ustedes, Misioneros de la Cruz y por los hombres cuyas esposas son miembros de Amor Crucificado. Ustedes están constantemente en mis oraciones. Sus esposas han dado sus vidas al Señor. Esa es una gran bendición para ustedes y sus familias. ¿Son ellas un ejemplo para ustedes? Entonces, ¿cómo estás valorando ese don?
Pocos hombres son conscientes de que el Padre les ha otorgado una GRAN GRACIA y también una tremenda responsabilidad. Ustedes son los sacerdotes de sus familias, también son responsables de la nación y del mundo. USTEDES PUEDEN tener una profunda unión con Cristo y NECESITAN ser plenamente los hombres como Dios los quiere que sean. Estoy a vuestra disposición y siempre están invitados a participar en todo lo de Amor Crucificado.
En nuestro Señor Jesucristo y nuestra Madre María,
Padre. Jordi Rivero
¿Por qué muy pocos son capaces? Porque la mayoría de los hombres cristianos le tienen miedo a Dios. No hablo de la virtud llamada «temor de Dios» por la cual somos conscientes del daño que causamos al ofenderle. Miedo a Dios es lo contrario: miedo a dejarse guiar por Dios porque queremos mantener el control.
No vale justificarse cumpliendo los Mandamientos, como el joven rico, mientras tenemos miedo de abrir nuestros corazones y permitir que Cristo realmente entre y reine. No vale pensar que somos «normales». Lo que es normal para el mundo está lejos de los caminos de Dios y se está alejando aun más.
¿Qué criterios tienes para decir: «Esto está bien», «Esto es demasiado o es muy poco» ¿Tienes razones sólidas para creer que disciernes con la mente de Cristo? Pedro amaba a Jesús pero aún seguía en control en su forma de pensar. Jesús le dijo: «¡Apártate, ve detrás de mí, Satanás! Tú eres para mí un obstáculo, porque tus pensamientos no son los de Dios, sino los de los hombres» Solo después, purificado por el fuego de la cruz que él quería evitar, Pedro llega a ser un hombre nuevo.