Saints celebrated on the 19th of June
BLESSED ODO, PRIEST
A priest from Brabant, Odo belonged to the Order of Saint Dominic. According to Choquet* (S. S. Belgi) he flourished around A.D. 1240, while the Bollandists*, who list him among the Praetermissi, assert that Blessed Odo went to his eternal reward as early as 1213. (III. 801)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 612)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Odo 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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