hɜː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kənvˈɪkʃənz wɜː wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn tˈɛstᵻd baɪ lˈʌv, ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm əvə mˈæɹɪdʒ pɹəpˈoʊzəl fɹʌm ɐ dˈɑːktɚ, klˈɛmɛnz ˈɔːɡəst ɐlˈɜːts, hˌuː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌʌm ðə pˈɜːsənəl fɪzˈɪʃən tə pˈoʊp pˈaɪəs ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn.
Her religious convictions were once again tested by love, this time in the form of a marriage proposal from a doctor, Clemens August Alertz, who would later become the personal physician to Pope Pius IX.