The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved liturgical prayers and hymns for the memorial of St. Arethas and his companions, martyrs of Najran.
Najran is located in what is now Saudi Arabia. The Church in the Arabian Peninsula will celebrate the martyrs’ memorial on October 24.
The dicastery granted its approval on July 16; the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia announced it on July 28.