Viewers’ emotional responses to a touching video released by a TikTok member with the handle @nelojosh.

The 95-year-old woman in the film is from Emekuku, Imo state, Nigeria, and she has never been married.

The elderly woman recounts her inspiring life story in the video. She admits that despite having many suitors over the course of her life, she stayed single because of her father’s strong need that potential husbands be devout Catholics.

The elderly woman’s decision to forego marriage in favor of upholding the Catholic ideals that her family instilled in her is a testament to her everlasting devotion to her father’s intentions.

She notes that, as a result of her father’s wishes, all of her siblings were able to find Catholic partners.

The woman’s narrative had viewers on TikTok in tears as they marveled at her mental acuity at such a young age.

The narrative offers as evidence of the persistent impact of religious convictions and familial values on one’s life.