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IH+KW                          "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" is the ASCJ motto, which is "The Love of Christ Impels us" in English.

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IH+KW                          "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" is the ASCJ motto, which is "The Love of Christ Impels us" in English.

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ASCJ's mission is to achieve the best  relationship with and love for God possible. They plan to do this by spreading the word of the Heart of Jesus.

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The mission of the ASCJ is to serve the church and the people of God.  Through our charism and profound love for God and his people we are able to continue what mother Clelia had envisioned.

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There has been 6 other Superior Generals prior to Mother  Miriam Cunha Sobrinha. There are 7 sisters on the General Council currently.

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Even though times have changed since Mother Clelia was alive we still need her teachings in our life.

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On November 3, 2018, there was an estimated of about 4,500 people from across the world who gathered to witness the beatification of Mother Clelia at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy.

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"Caritas Christi Urget Nos" is the ASCJ motto, which is "The Love of Christ Impels us" in English

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Life as an apostle consists of three main parts: responding to those in need, community, and prayer. Sisters are responding to modern challenges such as fast paced life, lack of support in families, and questions in ethical standards. Also explains how the sisters come together in community as well as all the ways they pray.

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On June 16, 1902, six Apostle missionaries sailed to Boston, Massachusetts from Genoa.

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Mother Clelia believed that the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was the  “the first and most beloved of devotions. " (Sharing the Charism page under About Us). Their mission is to add their faith into everything they do.

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ASCJ has ministries mainly in schools and parish/diocese around the US but also have ministries for health care, education, and social services internationally.

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After Mother Clelia had died, they found her body in the exact same state as it was when she died, meaning it hadn't decayed.

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There are now new opportunities with new technology for the sisters. Even though missions have changed the ministry has stayed the same.

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The congregation is located on 5 different continents. Central/Southern Italy has the most sisters, coming in at 325 sisters!!

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Not only are the Sisters involved in education, but many other things including social work, legal assistance, health care, nursing, pastoral ministry, prison ministry, after school programs, elderly day care, other works of charity.

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Her Miracle:
A man in Brazil suddenly became paralyzed in almost all of his body, including his throat, so he couldn't consume anything. His wife prayed the Novena to Blessed Clelia, and the next day they tried to give him a drink and he was suddenly able to drink it.

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When Mother Clelia was beautified, hundreds of priests adn thousands of lay people came to celebrate the event. She was beautified on November 3, 2018.

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The ASCJ provide many opportunities for women considering the religious life including discernment retreats, Acts of the Apostles (offering service alongside the sisters), and chances to "shadow" the sisters and follow them through their ministry work.

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They have many different opportunities for you to give you prayer intentions. The retired sisters pray all day.

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ASCJ serves in Florida, Missiouri, Conneticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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The ASCJ has different prayer and discernment groups and retreats that a variety of people can attend.

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A quote by Mother Clelia is, "Walk with giant steps along the way of holiness to which you are called."

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Each persons vocation process is different. It is a really long process. Each of the steps can take multiple years.

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The ASCJ has a very thorough process for becoming a sister to make sure the religous life is for you. The steps are Pre-Postulate, Postulate, Novitate, and Juniorate.

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Discernment is a time when you listen to God and accept what he is saying to you. It is a prayerful listening time.

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Lots of people do not realize how important it is for you to give back to the sisters. They have practically devoted their life to helping others, so the least you could do is donate either your time, money, or prayers. Maybe even visiting them or giving them a gift goes a long way. They are thinking about you, so you should think about them.

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ASCJ Sisters spend a lot of their time loving and caring for children, the poor, and the people most in need.

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A significant time for ASCJ is coming up again, he 125th anniversary of the congregation.

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The sisters are most known for their vocation in education. But, they also do many other forms of service from social work to nursing.

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Even though Mother Clelia struggled and went through hard times, she still overcame them and is a relevant example that people look up to today.

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The sisters of ASCJ strive to do missionary work, give love, social services, pastoral ministry, and healthcare.

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The sisters are called to journey with the sick and broken-hearted, and pray for them.

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"My vocation is to love."

Sr. Colleen Patricia Mattingly talks about how she had a hard time giving herself to God when she felt called to give her life to him. But Sr. Susan Marie Krupp helped her to realize that she could give herself to Jesus in a big way through the little ways and that she was really being called to a life of love.

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Blessed Mother Clelia liked to identify the spirit of the Apostles of the Scared Heart whenever she said,"The Apostle must have no other aim but the glory of the Heart of Jesus." Meaning that the Apostles would come together to live and love as one through the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ.

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The congregation was founded in Viareggio, Italy, on May 30, 1894.

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The first international mission for ASCJ set sail for Brazil in 1900. About a year after they had settled in Brazil, the order sent another group of sisters to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1913, ASCJ spread to St. Louis

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The sisters travel all over the world helping those in need, and when asked about it, they simply say, "My vocation is to love."
-St. Therese of Lisieux

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The ASCJ sisters all feel that they were called to the sisterhood for different reasons, but their mission is the same- to spread the love of the heart of Christ. Many of the sisters were inspired by other sisters that were in their life to become a sister and devote their life to the Sacred Heart.

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To approve one miracle took about 60 years. It took many eyewitnesses and documentation to prove that the miracle was true.

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In the United States Province of ASCJ, they have 115 Sisters that minister and work in 5 different states: New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Florida, and Massachusetts.

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The sisters are involved in Social Work, Legal Assistance, Nursing and Health Care, Pastoral Ministry, Prison Ministry, After school programs, Elderly daycare, and other works of charity.