Remembered on November 19
Obadiah the Prophet
- ProphetA saint called by God to speak His word and guide His people.
All prophets
Obadiah is one of the prophets of the Old Testament. His short book speaks against Edom’s pride and its violence toward the people of Judah, warning against taking advantage of a neighbor’s suffering. Little is securely known about his life or when he lived. The Church preserves his voice among the prophets because his warning still reaches us: another person’s misfortune is no excuse for cruelty, greed, or indifference.
How he died
His manner and date of death are uncertain.
- Feast day
- November 19
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on December 2. - Kind of saint
- Prophet
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