January 16
Otto, Franciscan protomartyr
Franciscan religious and martyr
Practical advice
Offer up for missionaries a discomfort you would normally avoid today.
Biography
A thirteenth-century Friar Minor, he belonged to the first Franciscan group sent to proclaim the Gospel in Morocco. He died a martyr in Marrakesh with his companions.
Example of
Missionary spiritFaithfulness unto martyrdom