ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 10th of September
Saint Odger (Odgerus, Othgerus, Otger), an Englishman by birth, accompanied the missionary bishops Saint Wiro and Saint Plechelm on their travels in Gelderland, Oberyssel and Trente, and died while still a deacon. He is the patron saint of the parish church in Stadtlohn in Westphalia. (III. 612)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 601)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odger 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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