Saint Ita of Killeedy (15 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On January 15, the Church commemorates St. Ita of Killeedy, one of the greatest saints of Ireland and often called “the Second St. Brigid.” This video presents her life as recorded in Butler’s Lives of the Saints and ancient Irish tradition. Born of royal lineage in what is now County Waterford, St. Ita consecrated her virginity to God at a young age after prayer and fasting won her father’s consent. She migrated west to Hy Conaill (modern County Limerick), where she founded the famous monastery of holy virgins at Cluain Credhail (Killeedy). St. Ita lived a life of austere penance, continual recollection in God, and profound charity, receiving extraordinary graces: • angelic visitations • miraculous nourishment • healing powers • knowledge of past and future events She was widely sought for counsel by the holiest men in Ireland and played a crucial role in the formation of future saints, including St. Brendan the Navigator, whom she cared for in his youth. St. Ita famously taught that perpetual recollection in God is the great means of attaining perfection. She also instructed St. Brendan on the three things God loves most and the three things He most abhors, a teaching still quoted today. Her feast was solemnly celebrated throughout Ireland, and her reputation for holiness endured long after her death around AD 569–570. 📖 “God is the great means of attaining perfection.” — St. Ita of Killeedy 0:00 Introduction – Lives of the Saints (Butler) 0:20 Birth & Royal Lineage of St. Ita 0:36 Foundation of the Monastery at Killeedy 0:53 Her Spiritual Life & Extraordinary Graces 1:06 Death of St. Ita (AD 569) 1:16 “The Second St. Brigid of Ireland” 1:37 Refusal of Marriage & Angelic Help 1:52 Migration to County Limerick 2:02 Angelic Nourishment & Miracles 2:22 Gift of Healing & Prophecy 2:49 Counselor to the Saints of Ireland 2:52 Formation of St. Brendan the Navigator 3:04 The Three Things God Loves Most 3:19 The Three Things God Most Abhors 3:35 Famous Miracles & Resurrection Account 4:10 St. Mochaemóg (St. Mogue) of Lismore 4:23 Feast of St. Ita Throughout Ireland https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-ita/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StIta #SaintIta #StItaOfKilleedy #IrishSaints #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #January15 #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #StBrigid #StBrendan #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicDevotion #Mona