We  dedicate  this  month  to  all  the martyrs, heroes  and saints  who gave  their lives  in  order  for  our  generation  to  enjoy  the  independence and freedom  from  all  sort  of  oppressions  and captivities.
For  Filipinos  we  celebrate  every  12th  of  June  as  our  Independence  Day.   It  was  the  most  significant  achievement  of Aguinaldo’s government – the proclamation of the Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite, on June 12 1898.
We  also  celebrate the month of June  as feasts  of  some  Saints  who  were  famous  for  their deeds  in  fighting  against  the enemies  of  freedom.  Some  of  these  saints are:
13 June :  St. Anthony Padua - Born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1195, Fernando de Bouillon was of a noble family related to the famous Godefroy de Bouillon, founder and first sovereign of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, who at the close of the Crusade of 1099 had refused to wear a crown, there where Christ had worn one of thorns.   He died at Vercelli [actually Arcella --Ed.], 13 June, 1231. The fame of St. Anthony’s miracles has never diminished, and even at the present day he is acknowledged as the greatest thaumaturgist of the times. He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost.
24 June:  St. John the Baptist - The birth of Saint John was foretold by Saint Gabriel, Archangel of the Lord, to his father, Zachary, who was offering incense in the Temple. The son of Zachary was to be the prophesied Messenger, Zachary was told, whose mission would prepare the way for Christ. Before he was born into the world John had already begun to live for the Incarnate God; even in the womb he recognized the presence of Jesus and of Mary, and leaped with joy at the glad coming of the Son of man. Saint John was cast into the fortress of Herod on the east coast of the Dead Sea by the tyrant whose crimes he had rebuked; he would remain there until beheaded at the will of a girl and her cruel mother. During this time of imprisonment, some of his disciples visited him. Saint John did not speak to them of himself, but sent them to Christ, that they might witness His miracles and hear His doctrine, proofs of His mission. After Saint John’s death, the Eternal Truth pronounced the panegyric of the Saint who had lived and breathed for Him alone: “Verily I say unto you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist.”
29  June: Feasts St. Peter  and  St. Paul - This feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition to the same day of June in the year 67. They had been imprisoned in the famous Mamertine Prison of Rome and both had foreseen their approaching death. Saint Peter was crucified; Saint Paul, a Roman citizen, was slain by the sword.
St. Thomas More - a hero to lawyers, politicians, Catholic & non-Catholic alike.  Article by Prof. Hayden Ramsay, Executive Dean of Philosophy & Theology, Notre Dame St. Thomas More Society .  Although  we  are  not  celebrating  the St. Thomas Moore  day  on  June,  we would like  to  share  this  article  as one  of  the  famous  advocate  of  truth, justice and professionalism  among  other  values.

St Thomas More was born in England in 1478 into a legal family. His father persuaded him to study law—his first interest was in the humanities. He entered parliament and he also practiced as lawyer and diplomat. He was the first layman to become Lord Chancellor of England (1529) and for many years collaborated with Henry VIII in legal reform and in the political life of the nation. More’s fame as lawyer and politician was exceptional. This was an extraordinary man: a real ‘operator’, but with the highest ideals of integrity, moral sense and justice.
Thomas More was a (twice) married man and father of several children. He and his wife kept a warm, hospitable household in which guests (including the King) were valued and conversation welcomed. Thomas was also a man of deep prayer and intense religious belief.

At the time of St Thomas More’s appointment to the Chancellorship, Henry VIII was already seeking an end of his marriage to his Queen, Catherine, so as to marry Anne Boleyn. Henry’s wishes were not granted by the Pope and after a tense stand-off, Henry appointed a new Archbishop of Canterbury willing to declare the marriage annulled. Henry was moving towards an open break with Rome. He eventually required all clergy in England to acknowledge him as ‘Supreme Head’ of the Church.

St Thomas More opposed the King’s marriage plans and the King’s actions against papal supremacy. In 1532 More resigned as Chancellor and came under increasing suspicion by the King and his supporters. Eventually, in 1534, Thomas More’s refusal to acknowledge the heirs of Henry’s new marriage led to his imprisonment in the Tower of London. In 1535, after a trial in which he conducted himself with utter dignity, we was sentenced and beheaded at Tower Hill.
St Thomas More died as he lived: in faithfulness, goodness, with great courage, and with his professional reputation and integrity of the highest. His life and death remind us that heroic courage is not only for priests and religious but for working, professional people too. St Thomas More is a saint, God’s champion, a professional role model, and a figure of literally awesome courage.