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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 2nd of October WELCOME! SAINT ODRAN, CONFESSOR ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Saint Odran (Othranus) was a confessor in Ireland (Mg.). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 638) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odran 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. ➡️ Irish Confessors and Martyrs Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  WELCOME! SAINT ODRAN, CONFESSOR Today, we also commemorate Saint Odran (Odranus), a confessor. He is also known as Saint Modanus. (II. 477)  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 614) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Odran 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. ➡️ Modanus, Monk ⬅️ Saint Modanus, Abbot Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  SAINT ODRAN, MARTYR In the martyrologies, this Odran (Odranus) is called the charioteer (auriga) of St Patrick (Patritius) of Ireland. Some seem to think that Odran was even a bishop, or a priest. At any rate, he belonged to the disciples of that great Irish apostle, and shared his fame; he may well have come with him from Scotland.  The place of his death was called Disert-Odhrain in Hisaigia. As legend has it, he was killed by a nobleman named Failge (according to Kelly * in the year 451) when he was in the chariot with St Patrick. The murderer mistook the driver for St Patrick himself.  Beforehand, the great saint had broken an idol by force, thereby incurring the murderer's enmity, who swore to kill St Patrick for this deed. The driver was  aware of what Failge planned to do. When, therefore, they were about to pass Failge's castle, Odran requested of his master: "I've been your charioteer for a long time, now be mine!"  In this way the deadly lance pi...