Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 25, 2025 / 08:00 am

Sister Mary Minoti still remembers the moment she first heard that voice in the convent — a melodious sound singing worship songs that captivated her immediately. The 63-year-old didn’t realize then that the singer was Sister Mary Amiya, whose hymns she had been singing since childhood during evening prayers and Sunday Mass.

Now, Minoti serves as house superior at St. Mary’s Convent in Toomilia, Bangladesh, and leads worship hymns herself, having once been Amiya’s student. She is a member of the Associates of Mary Queen of the Apostles congregation, known as the SMRA Sisters.

Sister Amiya, who also belongs to the congregation, spent 42 years as a teacher and has been a passionate composer of Christian hymns, writing lyrics for over 100 songs. T

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