ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 26th of June WELCOME! SAINTS JOHN AND PAUL, MARTYRS "Martyrdom of SS. John and Paul" by Guercino, 1632 Saints John and Paul were both officers in the army under Julian the Apostate, and received the crown of martyrdom, probably in 362, under Apronianus , prefect of Rome, a great enemy of the Christians. DOUBLE VICTORY These saints glorified God by a double victory: they despised the honours of the world, and triumphed over its threats and torments. They saw many wicked men prosper in their impiety, but were not dazzled by their example. They considered that worldly prosperity which attends impunity in sin is the most dreadful of all judgements; and how false and short-lived was this glittering prosperity of Julian, who in a moment fell into the pit which he himself had dug! NEVER-FADING GLORY But the martyrs, by the momentary labour of their conflict, purchased an immense weight of never-fading glory: their...