Saints John and Paul were secretly slain for refusing to compromise the Faith, yet their hidden martyrdom became one of Rome’s most enduring testimonies. Their feast teaches that Christian deliverance is not always escape from suffering, but fidelity through it: fearing God rather than men, rejecting hypocrisy, and confessing Christ openly so that He may confess us before the angels. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/06/26/todays-mass-june-26-ss-john-paul-martyrs/