For 11 June 2026, Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle, based on Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas [to go] to Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart, for he was a good man, filled with the holy Spirit and faith. And a large number of people was added to the Lord. Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a large number of people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Fr. Tom Condon, OP
Thomas Condon, OP, is a member of the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province, USA). He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Tom was professed as a Dominican in 1982 and ordained to the priesthood in 1988. He has been a campus minister, formation director, shrine director, pastor, and Provincial. Tom received a DMin in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently prior of St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis. He is an adjunct professor at Aquinas Institute of Theology as well as a part time chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital.
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The hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas [to go] to Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart, for he was a good man, filled with the holy Spirit and faith. And a large number of people was added to the Lord. Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a large number of people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Fr. Tom Condon, OP
Thomas Condon, OP, is a member of the Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres (Southern Province, USA). He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Tom was professed as a Dominican in 1982 and ordained to the priesthood in 1988. He has been a campus minister, formation director, shrine director, pastor, and Provincial. Tom received a DMin in Preaching from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently prior of St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis. He is an adjunct professor at Aquinas Institute of Theology as well as a part time chaplain at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital.