Celestine Designs and Media

TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI , Religious FIRST READING “He revealed his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles.” Galatians   1: 13 - 24 Brethren: You have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the Church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.  But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.  Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lor...