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Readings
- Psalm 22
- Psalm 102
- Numbers 23:4–28
- Luke 22:47–71
- Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration XI:94–96
Festival
Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Barnabas, Apostle. A Levite from Cyprus, Barnabas sold some land that he owned and donated the proceeds to the early Christian community in Jerusalem. Sent to oversee the Church in Antioch, Barnabas retrieved Paul from Tarsus and accompanied him back to Antioch, and from there to Paul’s first missionary journey. Tradition holds that Barnabas was martyred in Cyprus, by being stoned.