The spirituality of the Lovers of the Holy Cross is embodied in the very name of the Institute which the Founder had chosen. It is the spirit of mortification and sacrifice because of love:
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOVERS OF THE HOLY CROSS
Having been born from the heart of the Vietnamese culture and yet united to the local church, so as to compliment the clergy's mission in the works appropriate with the unique qualities of a religious woman, the Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross are invited to:
- the love for Jesus Christ crucified on the cross, who laid down His life to prove His greatest love for God the Father and all people;
- the love for His cross and the willingness to accept the cross of oneself with a strong conviction that "in my flesh, I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the Church." This love:
- unites the Sisters in a special way to the salvific works of Jesus Christ;
- develops the spirit of solidarity with the sufferings of humanity;
- overflows the Sisters’ hearts with the joy and hope springing from the belief in the Resurrection.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOVERS OF THE HOLY CROSS
Having been born from the heart of the Vietnamese culture and yet united to the local church, so as to compliment the clergy's mission in the works appropriate with the unique qualities of a religious woman, the Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross are invited to:
- live the spirit of Nazareth by perseverance in prayer, love for solitude, diligent work, and concrete acts of charity;
- enhance the characteristics of Vietnamese women: competence, faithfulness, resoluteness, forgetting self in a life of sacrifice so as to be witnesses to the Gospel