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.

The Catholic Church & COVID-19
Part III of a series – Series
Fr. Jordi Rivero – October 3, 2021
Video 🎥 Audio ↓ Text is below

Our Decisive Times –III:
Catholic Church and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Fr, Jordi Rivero, October 3, 2021 –Updated 10-15-2021
The Holy Father supports the vaccine against COVID-19. His argument depends on two things: First, moral principles: we should act in love and seek the common good. But the pope also depends on the assessment he has received about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, which may turn out to be flawed.
The pope’s statement on the vaccine is not morally binding because, as we shall see, the Church recognizes that it is not her competence to judge the efficacy or effectiveness of medical procedures such as vaccines. Her competence is limited to teaching the moral principles to guide our discernment. So let us examine those principles, found in the most authoritative statement on the use of the COVID-19 vaccine: The note from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), “On the morality of using some anti-COVID-19 vaccines,” published by papal decree on December 21, 2020.[1]
The connection with abortion and the conditions for receiving the vaccine
The CDF’s central concern in this document is the ethics of using vaccines produced or tested with cell lines of aborted children (the abortions took place some 50 years ago, and the cell lines are kept alive and reproduced in the lab). Based on the belief on the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception,[2] the CDF stated that these vaccines present “ethical problems.” There are, however, different levels of cooperation with abortion; the highest is deciding to use the illicit cell lines of aborted children (drug companies and government), while for those who receive the vaccine, the cooperation with abortion is passive and remote. It is not formal cooperation because they did not participate in the abortions nor the production of the vaccines. Therefore, the vaccines could be used in good conscience, but only if the following conditions are met:
If there is a grave danger, such as the otherwise uncontainable spread of a serious pathological agent… All vaccinations recognized as clinically safe and effective can be used in good conscience.
In the absence of other means to stop or even prevent the epidemic (last resort).
To use the vaccines “in good conscience” means that the ethical problems have been considered, and it has been discerned that the above conditions are met.
1 –Is there a grave danger?
2 –Is the treatment safe (what are the adverse reactions, are the risks of treatment justifiable)?
3– Is it effective?
4– Are there other means available?
Are the four conditions met? The CDF states that the Church cannot judge:
We do not intend to judge the safety and efficacy of these vaccines, although ethically relevant and necessary, as this evaluation is the responsibility of biomedical researchers and drug agencies.
Are the biomedical researchers and drug agencies fulfilling their responsibility to tell us the truth? The drug companies that produced the vaccines have shown their disregard for human life by using cell lines of aborted babies in the first place.
In 2005, The Pontifical Academy for Life stated:
There remains a moral duty to continue to fight and to employ every lawful means in order to make life difficult for the pharmaceutical industries, which act unscrupulously and unethically. —June 9, 2005, p. 7
Are we fulfilling this moral duty? Since 2005, the ties of drug agencies with the abortion industry and the complicity of federal agencies and the media have expanded. Big Pharma continues to buy aborted fetuses from Planned Parenthood; they created the present opioid epidemic; Pfizer has a long history of crimes, including the use of Nigerian children as guinea pigs. Pfizer is hiding information about the vaccine because no one is pressuring them. The point here is not to oppose the use of medicines —many drugs are lifesavers— but, in the current situation of rampant corruption, deceit, and disregard for human life, prudence requires that we listen to biomedical researchers who are not under the control of government and drug agencies’ money.
Interpret the present time
Discerning the use of the COVID-19 vaccines requires interpretation of the present times. The Lord says:
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? –Lk 12:56.
Intelligence and knowledge of current events are not enough to interpret the present time; we need to be guided by the Holy Spirit to see the hand of God and the work of the enemy. Jesus lamented:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! –Lk 13:34.
They did not recognize Him, and that blindness led to their utter destruction. Lack of attention to the signs of the times is the underlying tragedy of human history. It allows ungodly ideologies to infect entire countries, sweeping Catholics along with the rest. Many see the consequences in hindsight, but only a faithful remnant interprets the present and responds.
Do you see that we are in a worldwide social revolution that seeks to overthrow all Christian values and behavior? It includes critical race theory, gender theory, cancel culture, the "defund the police" movement, socialist control... This revolution is upending every institution by coercion, deception, censoring, and by imposing new laws to pave the way for a new world order tyranny.
The revolution is holding science and medicine hostage to politics. Just a few examples: According to the government subsidized American Medical Association (AMA), unborn children are not persons. Its "Principles of Medical Ethics" supports abortion "in accordance with good medical practice." Two thousand three hundred sixty-three babies are aborted every day in the USA. This is how our society eliminates those with special needs and the unwanted. Other examples: The AMA considers 'gender-affirming surgeries' to be 'essential' and supports the exclusion of sex on birth certificates. Lacking ethical concerns, huge money and power interests are at play.
That the COVID-19 mandates have been enacted amid the revolution should raise red flags that warrant careful discernment. We are seeing the same tactics of politicized "science," coercion, deception, and censoring. We see the same disposition to blind acceptance of the official narrative, and unwillingness to listen to other sources, regardless of how qualified and compelling.
How can we proceed?
What do you do when you need medical treatment? If you are a good Catholic, you want to know the moral principles that apply. Then you go to the doctor because only doctors have the competence to diagnose; then you go to another doctor for a second opinion. It often happens that doctors disagree. It is up to you to decide which one to trust. You don’t go looking for an easy solution; you don’t expect any doctor to decide for you. Their job is to give you advice so that you can make an informed decision before God.
Let us apply the same process to the vaccine decision
First, we look at the moral principles: the CDF reminds us that we should act “not only on the duty to protect one’s own health, but also on the duty to pursue the common good.” It says that vaccination may be recommended if safe and effective, but also it may be refused “for reasons of conscience.” You must do your “utmost to avoid, …becoming vehicles for the transmission of the infectious agent.”
Next, we go to the “doctors”:
The first “doctor” represents the collusion of Big Pharma, the Government, and Mainstream Media. This “doctor” is where most people get their information. He does not just advise you to be vaccinated; he outright coerces you. Any resistance to the vaccine is met with increasingly severe punishment and restrictions on your freedom. This “doctor” tells you that this is a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” the unvaccinated are responsible for people dying. This “doctor” tells you with hubris that there is no second opinion; he is the only one who “follows the science,” and everyone else is misinformed, a conspiracy theorist, or otherwise unqualified. Since they control the media, if you search on your computer, their narrative comes up repeatedly. Few doctors are experts on vaccines, so they rely on what the authorities tell them and pass it on to their patients.
Then you visit the second “doctor,” which represents the scientists, doctors, and healthcare professionals who speak about the vaccines' dangers for both the patient and society. They are experts in their field; they went to the same medical schools as the first “doctors.” Their credentials dispel the myth created by the first “doctor” about opponents of the COVID vaccine not “following the science.” Among them are renowned experts such as Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of the mRNA vaccine [3], Dr. Peter McCullough [4], professor of medicine, one of the most highly cited authorities on the National Library of Medicine, Dr. Mike Yeadon, former chief science officer and VP at Pfizer for 16 years and many others. These men and women are willing to speak, knowing that they risk being censored, defamed, fined, prosecuted, and expelled from their jobs [5]. They have nothing to gain except to be true to their conscience.
They second doctor tells you about research that never is mentioned on mainstream media:
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The vaccinated also spread the virus. The CDC (gov) knows this, but the media keeps saying that the unvaccinated are to blame.
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Some studies show that the vaccinated spread the virus more than the unvaccinated.
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Vaccination does not help reach herd immunity.
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There is no asymptomatic transmission.
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Natural immunity of those who had COVID is being ignored to force them to vaccinate.
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The authorities continue to block information about the link between COVID mortality and vitamin D deficiency. Something so simple is causing many deaths.
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There are prophylactics and medicines that many doctors have proven very successful in the fight against COVID. [6] [7] (These medicines are cheap and would mean loss of profit for Big Pharma). Many deaths could have been avoided.
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The mainstream media is not reporting the truth about deaths and adverse reactions caused by the vaccine.
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Following CDC rules, hospitals register many vaccinated COVID patients as unvaccinated.
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Increase in vaccination rates does not result in decrease COVID-19 as shown in 68 countries and 2947 counties in the USA. The trend suggests that countries with higher rate of vaccinated have higher COVID cases. See for yourself at www.ourworldindata.org.
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See also Mark Mallet's article, Top Ten Pandemic Lies