Fabian offers us a model of courage

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Jan 20, 2026 · 6m

Today, January 20, as our church celebrates the optional Memorial of Fabian, Pope and Martyr, we are encouraged to read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians (4:7—5:8), entitled "The power of Christ is made manifest in our sufferings". Our treasure, which follows, is from a letter about the death of Saint Fabian, pope, by Saint Cyprian and the Roman Church.

Saint Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. Being a farmer, a layperson, and not a very important one, he may have come for the same reason many still come to Rome today during…