C&SI - Little Nellie of Holy God - An Irish Child Mystic who helped to guide a Pope - 19 April 2026 (S06E22)

C&SI - Little Nellie of Holy God - An Irish Child Mystic who helped to guide a Pope - 19 April 2026 (S06E22)

From Come & See Inspirations (C&SI) by Come & See Inspirations team

April 18, 2026 · 60 min · Season 6 · Episode 22

About this episode

The episode discusses the life of Ellen Organ, known as Little Nellie of Holy God, and her impact on the rules of Holy Communion for children.

On this weeks programme, John and Shane are delighted to speak to Sr Jennifer McAleer about the unique story of Ellen Organ, originally from Waterford and who lived and died in Cork aged just four years old and yet whose love of the Eucharist and of the Child Jesus led to a Pope changing the rules around when children could receive Holy Communion for the first time. Ellen, known as Little Nellie of Holy God was a unique little girl coming from very difficult family circumstances including the...

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Shane

Guest: Sr Jennifer Mcaleer

Topics covered

  • Irish Child Mystic
  • Eucharist
  • Holy Communion
  • Pope
  • Child Jesus

Keywords

  • Ellen Organ
  • Little Nellie
  • Waterford
  • Cork
  • child mystic

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Places: Waterford, Cork

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