Josephine Bakhita: Episode Five
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode Five: The Fortunate One
Bakhita’s faith has grown in her months with the Canossian Sisters. She’s learned to pray, and has even begun the difficult task of forgiving her tormentors. But when she refuses Maria’s demand that she return to Africa, her faith is put to the test, and she faces the greatest trial of her life.
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Bakhita demonstrates commitment to God’s will, even when her friend goes against it. 37 years later, the now-Mother Bakhita has fully forgiven her former captors, exemplifying Christian charity and peace. Going beyond herself, she teaches Sister Lucia to forgive Mother Dolorosa as well.
Some moments of intensity, including discussions of slavery. Moments of emotional intensity and raised voices between former friends.
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| 0:00.0 | Bakita's faith has grown in her months with the Kenosian sisters. |
| 0:05.0 | She's learned to pray and has even begun the difficult task of forgiving her tormentors. |
| 0:10.0 | But when she refuses Maria's demand that she return to Africa, her faith is put to the test, |
| 0:16.0 | and she faces the greatest trial of her life. |
| 0:20.0 | The Saints is the greatest trial of her life. |
| 0:25.1 | The Saints. |
| 0:28.1 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:30.1 | Josephine Bekita. |
| 0:33.5 | Episode 5, The Fortunate One. |
| 0:38.7 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:56.0 | Here I've come to know God. Here I can continue to know him better. If I go with you, I'll lose this chance. I love my homeland. I love me, Mina. |
| 0:57.0 | I love you. |
| 0:58.0 | But I cannot lose God. |
| 1:00.0 | I knew it. |
| 1:01.0 | Maria. |
| 1:02.0 | I knew from the moment the suggestion fell from Chekini's lips that this was a mistake. |
| 1:08.0 | Maria, these months here have been the happiest gift of my life. Oh, has your time |
| 1:15.1 | with my family been so miserable? Your family means everything to me. And now you hurt me further |
| 1:22.6 | with your lies. I speak the truth, Maria. Then how could you treat me with such coldness? |
| 1:29.4 | Just allow me to stay until I can be baptized. |
| 1:33.0 | Out of the question! |
| 1:34.2 | Then allow me to do so once we arrive in Sudan? |
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