Saints celebrated on the 28th of May
SAINT GODO, ABBOT
Saint Godo (Gao) was the founder and abbot of the monastery of St Pierre d'Oise near Auge (S. Petri in augia) in Champagne. A nephew of the holy abbot Vandregisil [Vandrille] of Fontenelle, he was born of a noble family near Verdun.
St Godo lived in the second half of the 7th century. He journeyed to Rome under the pontificate of St Vitalian (from 656 to 671) to request relics from the same for the newly built church.
Nothing else is known of his life, and the year of his death cannot be specified with certainty. According to Butler*, his prayers were asked against the plague (IX. 612).
From the fact that he was invoked against the plague in the bishopric of Troyes, a conclusion may be drawn as to his powerful intercession against contagious diseases even during his lifetime. The monks of Fontenelle honoured his memory on July 24 and commemorated his translation on October 19. His name is also listed in other directories on May 26 and 28.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Godo may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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