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St. Barnabas, who was originally known as Joseph, a rich Levite, was a native of Cyprus. According to The , he "having land, sold it, and brought the price, and laid it at the feet of the apostles." In company with St. Paul they journeyed to the cities of Asia Minor and the people were amazed at their preaching. St. Paul constantly gives him the title of apostle, which has therefore been ascnbed to him in the liturgy. Persecuted by the Jews, he was stoned to death on the island of Cyprus. His name is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass immediately after that of St. Matthias. INTROIT Psalm 138: 17 Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci Thy friends, O God, are made tui. Deus: nimis confortátus est exceedingly honorable: their principátus eórum. (Ps 138: 1-2) principality is exceedingly Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: strengthened. (Ps 138: 1-2) Lord, tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et Thou hast proved me, and known me: resurrectionem meam. Glória Patri et Thou hast known my sitting down and Fílio et Spíritui Sancto, sicut erat in my rising up. Glory be to the Father, princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in and to the Son, and to the , sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. Mihi autem as it was in the beginning, is now, and nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui. Deus: ever shall be, world without end. nimis confortátus est principátus Amen. Thy friends, O God, are made eórum. exceedingly honorable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened. COLLECT Deus, qui nos beáti Bárnabæ Apóstoli O God, Who dost make us joyful with tui méritis et intercessióne lætíficas: the merits and intercession of blessed concéde propítius; ut, qui tua per eum Barnabas, Thine Apostle: mercifully benefícia póscimus, dono tuæ grátiæ grant that we, who ask Thy benefits consequámur. Per Dóminum nostrum through him, may obtain them by the Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum, qui gift of Thy grace. Through our Lord tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus , Thy Son, Who lives and Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy sæculórum. Spirit, God, forever and ever.

LESSON : 21-26; 13: 1-3 In diébus illis: Multus númerus In those days, a great number of credéntium Antiochíæ convérsus est believers at were converted to ad Dóminum. Pervénit autem sermo the Lord; and the tidings came to the ad aures ecclésiæ, quæ erat ears of the Church that was at Jerosóloymis, super istis: et misérunt Jerusalem touching these things, and Bárnabam usque ad Antiochíam. they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch: Qui cum pervenísset, et vidísset Who, when he was come, and had grátiam Dei, gavísus est: et hortabátur seen the grace of God, rejoiced: and omnes in propósitio cordis permanére he exhorted them all with purpose of in Dómino: quia erat vir bonus, et heart to continue in the Lord: for he plenus Spíritu Sancto, et fide. Et was a good man, and full of the Holy appósita multa turba Dómino. Ghost and of faith. And a great Proféctus est autem Bárnabas Tarsum, multitude was added to the Lord. And ut quaereret Saulum: quem Barnabas went to Tarsus, to seek cum invenísset perdúxit Antiochíam. ; whom, when he had found, he Et annum totum conversáti sunt ibi in brought to Antioch. And they conversed ecclésia: et docuérunt turbam multam, there in the Church a whole year; and ita ut cognominaréntur primum they taught a great multitude; so that Antiochíæ discípuli, Christiáni. Erant at Antioch the disciples were first autem in ecclésia, quæ erat Antiochíæ, named Christians. Now there were in prophétæ et doctóres, in quibus the Church which was at Antioch, Bárnabas et Simon, qui vocabátur prophets and doctors, among whom Niger, et Lúcius Cyrenénsis, et was Barnabas and Simon, who was Mánahen, qui erat Heródis Tetrárchæ called Niger, and , and collactáneus, et Saulus. Ministrántibus Manahen, who was the foster-brother autem illis Dómino, et jejunántibus, dixit of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And as illis Spíritus Sanctus: Segregáte mihi they were ministering to the Lord, and Saulum, et Bárnabam in opus, ad quod fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: assúmpsi eos. Tunc jejunántes et Separate me Saul and Barnabas for orántes, imponentésque eis manus, the work whereunto I have taken them. dimisérunt illos. Then they fasting and praying, and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away. GRADUAL Psalms 18: 5, 2 In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum: Their sound went forth into all the et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum. earth; and their words to the ends of Coeli enárrant glóriam Dei: et ópera the world. The heavens show forth the manuum ejus annúntiat firmaméntum. glory of God; and the firmament declareth the work of His hands. LESSER ALLELUIA John 15: 16 Allelúja, allelúja. Ego vos elégi de Alleluia, alleluia. I have chosen you out mundo, ut eátis, et fructum afferátis: of the world, that you should go, and et fructus vester maneát. Allelúja. should bring forth fruit: and your fruit should remain. Alleluia. Matthew 10: 16-22 In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis At that time, Jesus said to His suis: Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in disciples: Behold I send you as sheep médio lupórum. Estóte ergo prudéntes in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore sicut serpéntes, et simplices sicut wise as serpents, and simple as colúmbæ. Cavéte autem ab homínibus. doves. But beware of men; for they will Tradent enim vos in concíliis, et in deliver you up in councils, and they synagógis suis flagellábunt vos: et ad will scourge you in their synagogues. præsides, et ad reges ducémini propter And you shall be brought before me in testimónium illis, et géntibus. governors, and before kings, for my Cum autem tradent vos, nolíte cogitáre sake, for a testimony to them and to quómodo, aut quid loquámini. Non the gentiles. But when they shall enim vos estis qui loquímini, sed deliver you up, take no Spíritus Patris vestri, qui lóquitur in thought of how, or what, to speak; for it vobis. Tradet autem frater fratrem in is not you that speak, but the Spirit of mortem, et pater filium: et insúrgent your Father that speaketh in you. The fílii in paréntes et morte eos afficient: et brother shall deliver up the brother to éritis ódio ómnibus propter nomen death, and the father the son; and meum: qui autem perseverávervit children shall rise up against the usque in finem, hic salvus erit. parents, and shall put them to death; and you shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved. OFFERTORY Psalms 44: 17-18 Constítues eos príncipes super Thou shalt make them princes over all omnem terram: mémores erunt nóminis the earth: they shall remember Thy tui, Dómine, in omni progénie name, O Lord, throughout all et generatióne. generations.

SECRET Múnera, Dómine, obláta sanctífica, et, Sanctify, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the intercedénte beáto Bárnaba Apostolo gifts offered to Thee, and by the tuo, nos per hæc a peccatórum intercession of blessed Barnabas, nostrórum máculis emúnda. Per Thine Apostle, cleanse us through Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, them from the stains of our sins. Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia Son, Who lives and reigns with Thee in sǽcula sæculórum. the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. PREFACE OF THE APOSTLES Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et It is truly meet and just, right and for salutáre, Te Dómine supplicíter our salvation, to entreat Thee humbly, exoráre, ut gregem Tuum pastor O Lord, that Thou wouldst not desert ætérne, non déseras: sed per beátos Thy flock, O everlasting Shepherd, but, Apóstolos tuos contínua protectióne through Thy blessed Apostles, wouldst custódias. Ut iísdem rectóribus keep it under Thy constant protection; gubernétur, quos óperis Tui vicários that it may be governed by those same eidem contulísti præésse pastóres. Et rulers, whom as vicars of Thy work, ídeo cum Ángelis et Archángelis, cum Thou didst set over it to be its pastors. Thronis et Dominatiónibus, cumque And therefore with and omni milítia cæléstis exércitus, Archangels, with Thrones and hymnum glóriæ Tuæ cánimus sine fine Dominations, and with all the hosts of dicéntes: the heavenly army, we sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying: COMMUNION Matthew 19: 28 Vos, qui secúti estis me, sedébitis You who have followed Me shall sit on super sedes, judicántes duódecim seats judging the twelve tribes of tribus Israël. Israel.

POSTCOMMUNION Súpplices te rogámus, omnípotens We humbly beseech Thee, O almighty Deus: ut, quos tuis réficis sacraméntis, God, that, through the intercession of intercedénte beáto Bárnaba Apóstolo blessed Barnabas, Thine Apostle, tuo, tibi étiam plácitis móribus dignánter Thou grant us, whom Thou dost refresh tríbuas deservíre. Per Dóminum with Thy sacraments, to serve Thee nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum, worthily with behavior pleasing in Thy qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte sight. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia Thy Son, Who lives and reigns with sǽcula sæculórum. Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.