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A Key to the Calendar: Rome

June, the month of roses, has been commonly traced to Juno, worshipped at Rome as the queen of heaven. The connection is found in the fact that the month of June (said to have been called originally Junonius), was considered the most favorable period for marrying: and Juno was the great protector of the feminine sex, and believed especially to preside over marriage. Another origin is found by some in the Latin Juniores, the young men, to whom Romulus is said to have assigned it; and still another in jungo, to join (as in marriage). The Anglo-Saxons called June "midsummer month." Although poets in all ages have sung the praises of May, June is, in reality, the most pleasant month in the year. The day reaches its full length; flowers appear in their richest bloom; birds are in song; earth, air, and water teem with life, and all nature is gay and joyous. 1. St. Nicomede, who is said to have been a disciple of St. Peter, was discovered to be a christian by giving burial to Felicula, a maiden who had been martyred in the Domitian persecution. He was scourged to death by means of a whip heavily laden with lead. A. D. 90.