Nine Days with St. Obadiah Nov. 19 is the day set aside for the Old Testament prophet, St. Obadiah. Those struggling with family relationships might turn to this prophet-saint for intercession.

The Edomites are also warned against participating again (v. 13) in any future despoliation of the holy city or cutting off its hapless fugitives, as they had done on this recent occasion.

The probable date for Obadiah is thus sometime between 597 and 553 B.C.—and probably closer to the latter date since v. 1 seems to indicate that the campaign against Edom is already in preparation.