Lord have mercy……………………………………………Surprise us.

Christ have mercy………………………………………....Call us.

Lord have mercy………………………………………......Anoint us.

Saul of Tarsus……………………………………………..Surprise us.

Saul of the Tribe of Benjamin……………………….......Surprise us.

Saul, citizen of Jerusalem

Saul, faithful Jew

Saul, tentmaker

Saul, terrorist of Christians

Saul, student of Gamaliel

Saul, rigid Pharisee

Saul, witness to the stoning of Stephen

Saul, convert to Christianity

Paul, blinded on the road to Damascus………………...Anoint us.

Paul, baptized by ananias…………………………….....Anoint us.

Paul, given his gospel by Jesus

Paul, gifted with deep faith in Jesus

Paul, renegade to the Jews

Paul, companion with Barnabas

Paul, companion with Silas

Paul, commissioned to preach at Antioch

Paul, advocate to the Jerusalem Church

Paul, given an apostolic legacy

Apostle Paul, founder of the Church of Philippi……...Call us to serve, O Lord.

Apostle Paul, founder of the Church at Thessalonica..Call us to serve, O Lord.

Apostle Paul, founder of the Church at Corinth

Apostle Paul, founder of the Church at Ephesus

Apostle Paul, friend of Priscilla and Aquila

Apostle Paul, arrested in Jerusalem

Apostle Paul, imprisoned in Rome

Apostle Paul, evangelist in captivity

Apostle Paul, martyred outside the walls

Apostle Paul, saint for the gospel of Jesus


Let us pray,
O God, it is a mystery how you called Saul, a tentmaker in Tarsus, to become Paul, an Apostle to the Gentiles. His legacy of preaching and writing the epistles keeps us centered in the wider mystery of our life as Christians. May he always be a path that leads to Jesus, the gospel of our life, in whose name we pray. Amen.