Aiello made her First Communion on 21 June 1904 (the Passionist priest Timoteo presided) after a spiritual retreat in preparation for that and she and some other girls later obtained permission to wear a penitential belt.
Her desire to become a nun was stalled for her father asked her to stall this until a more appropriate time due to World War I which was raging in Europe at the time; she instead focused on aiding refugees and on impacted victims.