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They reach out to those in need, pass the light of the faith, and build the Kingdom of God.

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The superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart is Mother Miriam Cunha Sobrinha.

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The ASCJ sisters have affected the lives of many of their students, teaching them to ways to pray and how to be a good role model.

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They have been in the US since 1902, and serving the needs as others and their tradition of service as been the same throughout the years

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Leaders are called Superior Generals, and there have been six in the past.

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They have a place called Caritas Christi Center which is a place dedicated to helping people in their spiritual growth and deepen there relationship with God.

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Sr. Christina Skelley did not have many opportunities to practice her faith because her parents rarely talked about religion.

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The apostles of the Sacred Heart use poverty, chastity, and obedience to follow Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mother Clelia chose not to be a part of her fathers business

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the sisters use meditation every day

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The U.S. Apostolate has ministered in the following states: Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Rhode Island, Florida, New Jersey, California, Illinois, and Connecticut.

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They are located and serve in 5 U.S. states: Missouri, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida and 4 other places:  Taiwan, People's Republic of China, at the Apostles Generalate in Rome, and Ireland.

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Maryann Kowalsky, spiritual director Eleanor Perfetto, has helped her find God and she is very grateful for her.

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As a prayer opportunity you can have dinner with the sisters and pray.

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The sisters helped emigrants who left Italy to search for a better life in the United States

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There are several projects underway to preserve historical documents that outline the history of The Apostles of the Sacred Heart.

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Mother Clelia wants to "awaken the desire for God in the hearts of others"

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The admission process for becoming a sister includes going to events, spiritual reflection, conversations with a vocation director, and being a woman between 18-35 years old.

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The sisters are do a lot of different thing like helping the needy. They do this by praying and helping in third world countries.

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The sisters are called to be Apostles of Reparation. Meaning they are called to help those who are suffering by extending God's love to them.

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ASCJ has weekly holy hours, monthly days of recollection and annual retreats

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Sr. Susan Marie Krupp is the Director of Student Learning and graduated from CJA

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On November 3, 2018 about 4,500 people from all over the world cam together at St. John Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy. They all came together to witness the beatification of Mother Clelia.

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The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are present in five sates in the US- Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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They have multiple events to help with prayer including prayer and pizza, and prayer and pasta.

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An apostle of reparation is someone who prays for those who are hurt and tries to help them.

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We follow the charism as Blessed Clelia by serving others through , health care, education, social/ pastoral service and missionary activities.

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Sr. Susan Marie Krupp wanted to make God known at a young age. she decided to go to mass daily before school, mainly to stay out of the cold but she says god still found a way to fill her with the holy spirit without her even knowing

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Mother Clelia is known to be very relatable for many different people; she took blame for another, her family wasn't the most wholesome, she went through a lot of hardship that many different people are able to understand.

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Each province has a provincial superior, which leads the province to loving God.

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provincial superiors are the queens of the province

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The Apostles of the Sacred Heart are located in Italy, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Benin, Haiti, Mozambique, Albania, Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, the Philippines, and the USA--five different continents!

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In the US, the sisters minister in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Missouri.

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On Wednesdays they have webinars which they talk about Mother Clelia and her life.

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There are a few sisters in their 90s, who can still recall some of the early pioneers who helped shape the order into what it is today.

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The Pre- Postulate is a program that helps a woman decide if she wants to become a sister. This includes a period of discernment, participation in vocation events, and accompaniment by the vocation director.

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Through missions opening and closing, new opportunities, the tradition of Apostle service has stayed the same. The past people and places are necessary to the congregation today.

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The Holly Berry Festival is an annual craft's fair that helps raise the Retirement fund for the sisters.

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Discerning means praying, going to mass and serving the community.

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Sr. Susan Francis Graham through she had her life planned out and didn't want to become a nun/ sister, but became when she heard God's call.

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You can contact an ASHJ member to try to find out your vocation!

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Sr. Colleen Mattingly had somewhat of a difficult time deciding if she wanted to be a sister or not. She did not know where God was leading her but in the end she realized that being a sister was whats best for her

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Juniorate is the last stage before you can become a fully initiated sister. during which you prepare to give your entire self to Christ.

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It's the 125 anniversary, they have done service all over like, Brazil, US and other places.

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When someone first wants to enter the Apostles, they join the Pre-Postulate. This is a two-week program that lets the candidate decide if they feel a call to join the Apostles. After this, they can apply to get into the Postulate Program. After two years of being in the Postulate, they become a Novitiate for two years. During this time, they experience the life of an Apostle through obedience, chastity, and poverty. Finally, they become a Juniorate for 5-9 years, where they make temporary vows and fully prepare themselves to be an Apostle.

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The Apostles have posted a few stories to help young people perhaps going through similar things figure out if the path of religious life is right for them.

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On June 16, 1902 when the ASCJ first sent sisters to America, they helped emigrants, who had abandoned Italy in search of livelihood in the US. This helped the process of establishing land in the US, too.

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One of the miracles dedicated to Mother Clelia was that of a Brazilian doctor who was a victim of paralysis and was hours away from death. He was given a peace of Mother Clelia's veil and was soon able t eat and drink and was eventually healed.

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Mother Clelia said, " Trust in God and miracles will happen"

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I read Responding to God's Call. This was about women who felt called to be an APSH and responded by saying yes. Some of the women didn't think it was for them but they still said yes anyways.

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Sr. Eugenia Sortino is a sister who has passed at age 93. She spent 68 years as a sister.

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When mother Clelia was beatified in November of 2018, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gathered together in Rome.

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The sisters are always offering to pray for others, so they have prayer enrollment to fill out!!!!!!!!!

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They have a fun video called carpool Karaoke.

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There are stories of the sister in the magazine. Like Sr. Collin Mattingly who joined during college.

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There is an Annual Holly Berry Festival, it is a juried craft fair to benefit the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Retirement Fund, this occurs every year on the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving.