{"id":1519,"date":"2015-06-11T00:13:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T00:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:13:28","slug":"st-barnabas-feast-day-june-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-barnabas-feast-day-june-11th","title":{"rendered":"St. Barnabas (Feast Day \u2013 June 11th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #444444;\">St Barnabas was a Jew, born in Cyprus. He sold all his belongings and gave the proceeds to the Apostles, who named him Barnabas. He traveled with St Paul on his missionary journeys to preach to the Gentiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">Prayer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">O God, who decreed that Saint Barnabas,<br \/>\na man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nshould be set apart to convert the nations,<br \/>\ngrant that the Gospel of Christ,<br \/>\nwhich he strenuously preached,<br \/>\nmay be faithfully proclaimed by word and by deed.<br \/>\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<br \/>\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity<br \/>\nof the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\none God, for ever and ever.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Barnabas was a Jew, born in Cyprus. He sold all his belongings and gave the proceeds to the Apostles, who named him Barnabas. He traveled with St Paul on his missionary journeys to preach to the Gentiles. 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