ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT JASON, DISCIPLE OF ST PAUL Saint Jason (June 25) was a disciple of the Apostle Saint Paul. According to Romans 16:21 , Paul calls him and Sosipater his kinsmen and sends them greetings from Rome. According to Acts 17:5 ff. , Saint Paul stayed in Thessalonica at the home of Saint Jason; a mob, incited by the local Jews, appeared there to seize Saint Paul and his companions. Failing to find him, they dragged Jason and several brethren before the city authorities, alleging that the men Jason had harboured were causing unrest in the city and acting against the Emperor's decrees by proclaiming another - namely Jesus - as king. Jason obtained bail - presumably promising not to harbour Saint Paul and his companions any longer - and was released; he then sent Saint Paul and Silas to Beroea by night. Among the Greeks, Saint Jason is venerated alongside Saint Sosipater (Sopater) on April 27, April 28,...