Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle
Liturgical color: red
Lectionary #580; Gospel #362
Acts 11:21b–26; 13:1–3 (580) / Ps 65:10, 11, 12–13 / Mt 5:20–26
Optional Gospel Reading for Memorial
The first reading is proper for the day and taken from the memorial.
Today’s Saint: Barnabas was an influential early Christian who traveled with St. Paul and, later with John Mark, spread the Gospel throughout Asia Minor. He played such an important role in the establishment of the early Church that St. Luke gave him the title of Apostle.
