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The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus joyfully celebrated the Perpetual Profession of three Sisters on August 1 and the renewal of vows of four Sisters on July 31 at the Provincialate in Hamden, Conn. 

Sr. Elizabeth Doyle, ASCJ; Sr Clara Mahilia Roache, ASCJ; and Sr. Christina Skelley, ASCJ professed their final vows in a small, socially-distanced Mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford. Rev. Jaime Maldonado-Avilés concelebrated and Rev. Matthew Gworek served as Master of Ceremonies.

Originally from St. Louis, Sr. Elizabeth Doyle, 30, teaches Spanish and theology at Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden, where she is also Director of Campus Ministry. She is an alumna of Cor Jesu Academy in St. Louis, the sister school of Sacred Heart Academy. Sr. Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Art in Spanish and Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Missouri, and a master’s in Spanish from St. Louis University. She also studied theology at Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.

Sr. Mahilia, 40, was born and raised in of St. Lucia. In August 2020, Sr. Mahilia joined the staff at Cor Jesu Academy in St. Louis as a theology teacher. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s in international trade policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California. She also earned a four-year biblical studies certificate from the Catholic Biblical School of the Archdiocese of Hartford. 

A native of Aurora, Ill., Sr. Christina, 35, is a convert to the faith. She was received into the Catholic Church in 2006 while she was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where she earned a bachelor’s in humanities. She also holds a master’s in education from St. Louis University. Sr. Christina teaches 5th grade and music at St. Joseph School in Imperial, Mo. She’s been in ministry at St. Joseph since 2017.  

In a Mass celebrated by Rev. Thomas Kelly, Sr. Catherine Francis Brodersen, ASCJ; Sr. Allison Lorraine Masserano, ASCJ; Sr. Catherine Ann Phillips, ASCJ; and Sr. Kelsey Ann Shaver, ASCJ renewed their temporary vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. These vows are renewed annually until Perpetual Profession.