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