October 7, 2023: The Feast of Saints Sarkis and Bacchus

Sarkis and Bacchus were two courageous leaders of the Roman army. They died for the Christian faith around 307AD. Devotion to them was very popular in the east and Christian Arabs drew the images of Saints Sarkis and Bacchus on their banners. A great church was built at Rosafa, known as the town of Sarkis, in his honor. Devotion to these two Saints is still very vibrant in Lebanon and there are numerous churches there dedicated to them. May their prayers be with us.

Amen.

From the Synaxarion of the Prayer of the Faithful, Maronite Divine Office.

The image is of the Mar Sarkis monastery in Ehden, Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Sarkis,_Ehden