Today is the feast day of The Conversion of St. Paul. A giclee print of the image above can be purchased at www.art.com .
Pope Benedict has proclaimed June 29, 2008 to June 29, 2009 as The Year of St. Paul. June 29 is the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul.
O glorious St. Paul, after persecuting the Church you became by God's grace its most zealous Apostle. To carry the knowledge of Jesus, our Divine Savior, to the uttermost parts of the earth you joyfully endured prison, scourgings, stonings, and shipwreck, as well as all manner of persecutions culminating in the shedding of the last drop of your blood for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Obtain for us the grace to labor strenuously to bring the faith to others and to accept any trials and tribulations that may come our way. Help us to be inspired by your Epistles and to partake of your indomitable love for Jesus, so that after we have finished our course we may join you in praising Him in heaven for all eternity. Amen.
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I love the whole site and like this painting you chose.
It is by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) and was done 1600-1601.
Hey woodworker, I love you. (He's my husband). :o) I like Caravaggio, too. The light in his paintings is so beautiful.
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