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Saint Paul the Apostle (patron of writers & missionaries)

Saint Paul the Apostle

(Patron of Writers & Missionaries)

Painting of the Conversion of Saint Paul for January Saints

You can find a quote from the Bible about Saint Paul the Apostle. The St. Paul Chaplet is for greater devotion to Jesus, obeying God’s will, and more.

BIO OF SAINT PAUL

The Feast Day of St. Paul the Apostle is June 29th
& the Feast Day of his Conversion is on January 25th.

Saul of Tarsus (5-67) became Saint Paul the Apostle after his conversion.  He was of the Jewish faith and presided over the persecution of Christians. Saul oversaw the stoning of Saint Stephen, the first martyr. Then he travelled on the road to Damascus to seek out more Christians. On the way there, he encountered the Risen Jesus and was blinded.  St. Paul began missionary work after his Baptism, healing, and conversion. His letters contain the earliest records of the early Church and are part of the New Testament.  His canonization was pre-Congregation. *

*To declare a saint, proofs of holiness are investigated. In pre-Congregation years (before 1588), it was the role of the local bishop. By the late 11th Century, councils looked after it. In 1634, Pope Urban VIII made it the role of the Apostolic See. Pope Sixtus V established the Congregation of Rites in 1588. Pope Paul VI (1969) and Pope John Paul II (1983) reorganized it. It is now the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 

and he said, “Who are you, Lord?”

and he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” 

Acts 9: 6-7

Some Thoughts

If we could filter out all other sounds of everyday life, we would realize something. At every moment, and in different languages, people are praying the Rosary in a beautiful song of love and hope.

We can experience both great and small moments of conversion when we open our hearts to God. It is never too late to experience God’s mercy in a life-altering way.

Our Lady of Grace Rosaries (January 5, 2021)

Saint Paul Chaplet

Handmade Catholic items by Our Lady of Grace Rosaries are designed to be cherished and built to endure.

About Our Handmade Chaplets

Packaging

Each chaplet comes with a sturdy prayer card.  It explains which prayers to say on which beads.

Suggestion

It is a good idea to store your chaplets and prayer cards together.  Since chaplets have unique bead groupings and prayers, the prayer card and chaplet need to stay together so that you can continue to use them.

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CREDITS

The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.

A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.

Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.

Pixabay shared the divider image for free. We added the theme colour to it.

In 1767, Nicolas Bernard Lepicie painted the captivating scene of the Conversion of St. Paul.

We quoted an excerpt from Acts 9 using the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition)    of the Bible.

Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.

IN REVIEW
Who was St. Paul the Apostle?

St. Paul the Apostle (born 5, died 67) was originally known as Saul of Tarsus.  He was of Jewish faith and presided over the persecution of Christians.  He oversaw the stoning of St. Stephen, the first martyr.  On the way to Damascus, he encountered the Risen Christ.  He was blinded by the encounter.  After his Baptism, healing, and conversion, he began missionary work.  His letters in the Bible contain the earliest records of the early Church.

When was St. Paul the Apostle declared a saint?

St. Paul the Apostle was declared a saint pre-Congregation.  In other words, a local bishop investigated the proofs of his holiness.

When is the feast day of St. Paul the Apostle?

St. Paul the Apostle has two feast days.  His main feast day is on June 29th.  The feast day of his conversion is January 25th.

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