Brigid of Ireland: Episode Four
The Saints
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🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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🗺️ Brigid of Ireland - Episode Four: Abbess of Kildare
Ireland. 465. After standing up to her pagan father, Brigid has been consecrated at Ardagh Abbey where a life of prayer and contemplation awaits. But a prophecy at her birth announced that she would transform all of Ireland. How can that happen from within the monastery's walls?
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Brigid is a charitable role model. She feeds the hungry and gives freely, even at personal cost. She courageously resists forced marriage and chooses consecration. Her faith deepens through prayer and trust in God’s providence, and she remains hopeful despite adversity, even from her own father.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. A mother dies after childbirth, a child is sent into slavery, and characters face threats of forced marriage and being sold. Illness, suffering, and references to execution are described, along with brief supernatural events and pagan practices.
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| 0:00.0 | Ireland, 465 AD. |
| 0:05.0 | After standing up to her pagan father, Bridget has been consecrated at Arda Abbey, where a life of prayer and contemplation awaits. |
| 0:15.0 | But a prophecy at her birth announced that she would transform all of Ireland. |
| 0:20.0 | How can that happen from within the monastery's walls? |
| 0:30.1 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:35.1 | Bridget of Ireland. |
| 0:36.9 | Episode 4. Abbas of Kildare. |
| 0:40.2 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:48.8 | Shedavaha, Aura, and, a talon jaclasta, |
| 0:57.0 | ta'n chirna-leth, |
| 0:59.0 | his benihau-ir-gir-girm-or, |
| 1:02.0 | and his ben-hutura, |
| 1:04.0 | Dvruna Isa, |
| 1:06.0 | anewora, a-waw-her-J, |
| 1:09.0 | gwi-urin'-pecky, anish, and Ereur Armosh. Amen. |
| 1:18.9 | Bridid, I... Sorry to interrupt. |
| 1:23.0 | Bishop Mel, that's okay. |
| 1:26.0 | How are you getting on? |
| 1:27.8 | Oh, wonderfully. |
| 1:31.0 | These few weeks of prayer have shown me just how much God has been a part of my whole life, |
| 1:38.1 | without my being aware of it. |
| 1:40.6 | The day of my consecration was the day I stepped fully into his love. |
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