Sharing faith experiences – Mary Ayyer

Welcome to our special program on the Year of Faith, THE FAITHFUL WITNESS, a series on the lives of Inspiring People and Witnesses of faith in the Catholic Church from around the world. These are people who lived their ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. They are examples of great fortitude and virtue. Their unique stories inspire us to be rooted in our faith. God calls each one of us today to inspire our brothers and sisters and to be witnesses of our faith.
The Faithful Witness of this week is Mary Ayyer, a youth from India. She has three siblings and her parents are engaged in faith sharing mission. As an ambitious youth, this 24 year old, who wants to be a missionary, experienced hurdles, challenges and threats from various quarters. And yet her faith made her stand firm in her conviction.
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Our Faithful Witness of today, Mary Ayyer from India shares with us her faith experiences, challenges and inspirations. Mary, a hearty welcome to Vatican Radio.
Listen:

Tell us briefly about you. And both your parents remain Christians now!
You mean, your father succeeded where the Police failed?
Your family also faced threat from fundamentalist groups?
And to where you want to run away the political situation changed?
There is a general perception that the youth do not have much faith today. Is it true?

Thank you Mary. That was Mary Ayyer from India, sharing with us her faith experiences and challenges.
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You have been listening to THE FAITHFUL WITNESS our weekly series based on the lives of Inspiring People and Witnesses of faith in the Catholic Church from around the world. Our Faithful Witness today has been Mary Ayyer from India. She will share with us next week her faith sharing with the youth of today. If you have a faith experience to share with us, let us know. Visit our website radiovaticana.va.

By P.J. Joseph SJ
FRIDAY, 05 April 2013