Though
Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, was not one of the Twelve chosen by Our
Lord, he is still considered an apostle. He was closely involved with
the apostles after Pentecost, and was principally responsible for their
accepting Paul, who was a recent convert, into their midst.
Barnabas
was sent by the disciples to lend a guiding hand to recent
evangelization efforts in Antioch. The success in Antioch led to his
first official mission trip: the holy man traveled all over, preaching
the Gospel to all who would listen, even the Gentiles. Barnabas took
Paul with him, and the two continued to evangelize and preach the Gospel
together for many years.
Later, when the two apostles decided to
revisit their missions, a sharp contention arose between them over
whether John Mark should accompany them, and they parted company going
their separate ways: Paul with Silas to Asia Minor and Barnabas with
John Mark sailing to Cyprus. In the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians he indicates that their friendship was unimpaired by this
disagreement.
It has been said that Barnabas was stoned to death at Salamis, the Greek city-state near Cyprus in about the year 60.
Friday, June 11, 2021
St. Barnabas the Apostle
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