Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Oda

Widow and servant of the poor. Originally a French princess and wife of the duke of Aquitaine, she committed her life to aiding the poor after her husband’s death.

For the saint of Canterbury, see Oda the Severe. For the Frankish abbess, see Chrodoara.

Saint Oda of Scotland (c. 680 – c. 726) was a woman, supposedly of Scottish origin,[1] who became a holy recluse in the Netherlands. Her feast day is 23 October.[2]

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Donald R. McClarey

Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.

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