SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 24th of March WELCOME! SAINT ARTEMON, BISHOP Artemon is a Greek name, meaning sail, fore sail (top sail).  Saint Artemon was a native of Seleucia in Pisidia and is said to have been consecrated bishop by Saint Paul the apostle during his stay in this city (Acts 13:4). Bishop Artemon was a special friend and protector of the poor. He died at a ripe old age. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 326) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Artemon may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER   Saints celebrated on the 8th of October SAINT ARTEMON, PRIEST AND MARTYR Saint Artemon was a priest of the church of Laodicea and was martyred under Emperor Diocletian - according to some by the sword, and according to the Roman Martyrology* and others by fire.  Two Elogia (eulogies) about him have come down to us from the Greek Menae (one for March 24, another for October 8), which, in the opinion of our guides, are fables. One of their incredible details is that he entered the idol temples by night and smashed the pagan statues there. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Artemon may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns...