Nicholas Owen: Episode Five
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
4.8 • 648 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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England. 1605. King James, the Protestant successor to the throne, has increased the persecution of Catholics in England. In response, a group of renegade Catholics have conspired to murder the King, the royal family and all the members of Parliament. While Nicholas knows nothing of the conspirators’ plans, Father Garnet has learned of them, and is bound by the confessional seal.
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Nicholas Owen’s unbreakable fidelity to the Church gives a timeless witness of faith under persecution. Unwilling to betray his friends, even when they are doing wrong, he generously gives himself up as a sacrifice for others. Nicholas’ ingenuity and obedience to his superiors show his ultimate courage and humility.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. It portrays imprisonment, coercive interrogation, references to torture, and political violence. There are mentions of characters being tortured on the rack, hanged, and killed. Treason is discussed openly. The final episode includes dialogue about dying for others and depicts a sacrificial act of misdirection that leads to arrest and death.
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| 0:00.0 | England, 1605. King James, the Protestant's successor to the throne, has increased the persecution of Catholics in England. |
| 0:11.0 | In response, a group of renegade Catholics has conspired to murder the King, the royal family, and all the members of Parliament. |
| 0:20.0 | While Nicholas knows nothing of the conspirator's plans, |
| 0:23.5 | Father Garnett has learned of them and is bound by the confessional seal. |
| 0:34.1 | The Saints |
| 0:35.2 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:39.2 | Nicholas Owen. |
| 0:40.8 | Episode 5. |
| 0:42.3 | The Gunpowder plot. |
| 0:44.3 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com. |
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| 1:09.9 | Are you warm enough, father? |
| 1:12.0 | You can have my scarf if you need it. |
| 1:14.6 | No, thank you, Nicholas. |
| 1:16.3 | I cannot remember a more bitter winter, but I am warm enough. |
| 1:21.3 | The sun is bright and God is with us. |
| 1:24.0 | Yes. Yes, but... |
| 1:28.3 | If you don't mind me saying, |
| 1:31.3 | you've seemed more despondent than ever since our meeting with Mr. Catesby, |
| 1:36.0 | is there anything I should know? |
| 1:38.6 | I can help you bear the burden if you'll allow me. |
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