Sts Fabian & Sabastian

Before Fabian became a Pope, he was a farmer!  Fabian became a Pope because the people trying to pick the next Pope prayed for a sign, and a dove flew into the area that they were gathered and landed on Fabian’s head.  They took this as a sign that God wanted Fabian to be the next Pope; the first Pope that was not a Priest.  He died a martyr, someone who dies because they won’t stop believing in God.
Sebastian came from a rich Roman family and was an officer in the Imperial Roman army and captain of the guard. During a time when Christians were not allowed to go to Church or pray, Sebastian would visit and help Christians that were in prison. He even healed the wife of one of the soldiers by making the sign of the cross over her. People that saw all the things that he did started to believe in Jesus.  When the Emperor told Sebastian to stop believing in God, he said NO.  Since he disobeyed the Emperor, the Emperor tried to kill him with arrows.  They thought that they had killed Sebastian, but he was still alive.  Instead of running away he stayed in Rome and tried to tell the Emperor of Rome to stop hurting Christians, but he didn’t listen.  The Emperor had Sebastian killed because of his faith, just like St. Fabian, he was a martyr.