Sts Faustinus and Jovita

Faustinus and Jovita were brothers who were born into a noble family.  From the time that they were very  young, the two brothers loved to pray and to share the Good News of Jesus with others.  They both became priests during a time when Christians were punished for speaking the Truth.  They were arrested for preaching the Gospel and put into prison.  They were treated very poorly in jail but Angels visited them and comforted them.  At one point, the brothers were brought out of prison to be fed to hungry lions but when the lions came out, they laid down at Faustinus’ and Jovita’s feet and would not harm them. A large fire was built to burn them, but the flames of the fire would not harm them either.  Many people who witnessed these events where converted and became followers of Jesus.  They were eventually killed for their faith, dying as martyrs for their faith in Jesus.