Saints and exemplars
Saints witness to the impassioned love of Christ Crucified by which they live. We want with all our hearts to be one of them. "The only real sadness in life is this and only this: not being a saint" -Leon Bloy. The following saints teach us the vision and way of life we seek in the Love Crucified community. As you read pray to the Holy Spirit to sanctify you!
"Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified" -Mt 28:5
Venerable Conchita Cabrera de Armida
Who is she, excerpts of diary 
Conchita's Diary on line Conchita's books on Amazon Ven. Felix de Rougier book online
Venerable Felix Rougier -joined Conchita in the spirituality of the cross.
St. Catherine of Siena With a boundless and blazing love get up and bathe in Christ’s blood, hide in the wounds of Christ crucified…. Keep living in God’s holy and tender love. Benedict XVI speaks "To confound their arrogance"On temptation
St. Faustina Kowalska (1905 – 1938) Polish. Oldest daughter of a poor Polish farmer. After working as a domestic for several years, she entered the religious life in 1925. During her Novitiate, Sr. Faustina received apparitions of Jesus and the Blessed Mother. Jesus dictated as to a secretary. Who is she Her Diary is a spiritual treasure.
St Francis -He repared the Church by uniting Himself to Jesus Crucified.
St. John the Evangelist
St. John Vianney -Patron of all priests
"It was his fervent prayer life and his impassioned love of Christ Crucified that enables John Mary Vianney to grow daily in his self-oblation to God and the Church." -Benedict XVI, letter to the priests, year for priests.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Who is he Padre Pio's words compared to words received by Love Crucified FamilyThis is my hope 
Padre Pio stigmas and more -This is one of a series
St. Therese of Lisieux
For Thérèse, to be a religious meant to be the bride of Jesus and mother of souls (cf. Ms B, 2v)... She became a Carmelite, "to save souls and to pray for priests". Full text: St Therese by Benedict XVI Who is she Act of oblationSuffering and humilitySaint Therese love for priests Novena Book: I believe in Love by Fr. Jean C. J. d'Elbée. Publisher: Sophia Institute Press.
More witnesses to Love Crucified
St. Gemma Galgani Who is she Gemma offered self for priests and nuns.
Gratitude: "Behold me at Your Most Sacred Feet, dear Jesus, to manifest every moment my recognition and my gratitude for the many and continued favors that You have given me, and that You still wish to give me" -St. Gemma Galgani.
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 100 AD
-- disciple of St. John, letter to the Christians of Rome, around 100 AD as he was being taken to martyrdom in that city.
I am God’s grain, and I am being ground by the teeth of wild beasts in order that I may found to be pure bread for Christ. My love has been crucified and there is in me no fire of material love, but rather a living water, speaking in me and saying within me, ‘Come to the Father.’ I take no pleasure in corruptible food or in the delights of this life. I want the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who is the seed of David; and for drink I want his Blood which is incorruptible love.
St John of the Cross
The gate that gives entry into these riches of his wisdom is the cross; because it is a narrow gate, while many seek the joys that can be gained through it, it is given to few to desire to pass through it. See more>> wisdom is the cross
St.Julian of Norwich -Divine love and maternal love. Commend to God your deepest desires and you will not be disappointed.
St. Louis de Montfort
Taught about the indispensable roll of the Cross and Mary in our salvation. In the introduction to his book the True Devotion he predicted a future period in which new prodigies of holiness would take place through the action of Our Lady and the Holy Spirit. He wrote: "Toward the end of the world, Almighty God and His Holy Mother will raise up great saints who will surpass in holiness most other saints as much as the cedars of Lebanon tower above little shrubs..."
St Margaret Mary Alacoque
"Being before the Blessed Sacrament one day of Its octave, I received from my God signal tokens of His love, and felt urged with the desire of making Him some return, and of rendering Him love for love. Thou canst not make Me a greater return of love, He said, than by doing what I have often asked of thee. Then, discovering to me His Divine Heart, He said: Behold this Heart, Which has loved men so much, that It has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself in order to testify to them Its love; and in return I receive from the greater number nothing but ingratitude by reason of their irreverence and sacrileges, and by the coldness and contempt which they show Me in this Sacrament of Love. But what I feel the most keenly is it is hearts which are consecrated to Me, that treat Me thus. Therefore, I ask of thee that the Friday after Octave of Corpus Christi be set apart for a special Feast to honour My Heart, by communicating on that day and making reparation to It by a solemn act, in order to make amends for the indignities which It has received during the time It has been exposed on the altars. I promise thee that My Heart shall expand Itself to shed upon those who shall thus honour It, and cause It to be honoured."
St. Maximilian Kolbe let our obedience be a sign of this perfect love, especially when we have to sacrifice our own wills in the process. And as for a book from which to learn how to grow in the love of God, there is no better book than Jesus Christ crucified. - Office of Reading Aug 14.
St. Paul of the Cross "Be constant in practicing every virtue, and especially in imitating the patience of our dear Jesus, for this is the summit of pure love. Live in such a way that all may know that you bear outwardly as well as inwardly the image of Christ crucified, the model of all gentleness and mercy."
St Pius XWho is he
St Theresa of Avila -To love is the cross and the cross is love.
St Theresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
Jesus love of my soul, center of my heart, why am I not eager to endure pains and tribulations for love of you when you my God have suffered so many for me. Come then every sort of trial in the world for this is my delight, to suffer for Jesus. This is my joy to follow my Savior to find my consolation with my consoler on the cross this is my happiness this is my pleasure to live with Jesus, to walk with Jesus, to converse with Jesus, to suffer with and for him. This is my treasure.
St Vernonica Giuliani "She offered her prayers and sacrifices for the Pope, her bishop, priests and for all needy persons, including the souls in Purgatory. She summarized her contemplative mission in these words: "We cannot go preaching around the world to convert souls, but we are obliged to continually for all those souls who are offending God ... particularly with our sufferings, that is with a principle of crucified life" -Benedict XVI More>>
Blessed Ana Maria Adorni -Mother and founder
Saint Mary MacKillop -In the trials, annoyances and anxieties we daily experience, may we ever recognize that loving Fatherly Hand that only seeks to draw us closer to himself by giving us opportunities to suffer something for him.
St. Margaret of Oingt
Margaret conceived hear life as a path of purification towards full configuration in Christ, whose saving passion she found written in her heart as if in a book -Benedict XVI, Nov, 3, 2010
Elizabeth Leseur on suffering "And so when Providence prefers to work by means of suffering I think we should not complain too much, for we can then be sure that the work will be well done and not mixed up with all the misery of egotism and pride that sometimes spoils so much of our outward activity"
Mother Angelica of EWTN Salvation brings to the soul a profound awareness of the love of God. Life acquires a greater meaning because now it has a purpose. Judgments and crosses are no longer a mystery, but caresses of the Crucified Lord.
Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph, Virgin and Foundress. "That crucifix is stamped on my memory, and it not only keeps my zeal for the salvation of souls alive, it increases its fire and creates in me the desire to arrive soon at the throne of God, where my longing for souls may be satisfied.
Blessed Elena Aiello. Victim soul.
