Léctio Actuum Apostolórum (12,24-13,5a)
In diébus illis: Verbum autem Dei crescébat et multiplicabátur. Bárnabas autem et Saulus revérsi sunt in Ierusálem expléto ministério, assúmpto Ioánne, qui cognominátus est Marcus. Erant autem in ecclésia, quæ erat Antiochíæ, prophétæ et doctóres: Bárnabas et Símeon, qui vocabátur Niger, et Lúcius Cyrenénsis et Manæn, qui erat Heródis tetrárchæ collactáneus, et Saulus. Ministrántibus autem illis Dómino et ieiunántibus, dixit Spíritus Sanctus: “Separáte mihi Bárnabam et Saulum in opus, ad quod vocávi eos.” Tunc ieiunántes et orántes imponentésque eis manus dimisérunt illos. Et ipsi quidem missi ab Spíritu Sancto devenérunt Seleúciam et inde navigavérunt Cyprum et, cum veníssent Salámina, prædicábant verbum Dei in synagógis Iudæórum.
In those days: the word of our Lord increased and multiplied. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having accomplished their ministry, taking with them John that was surnamed Mark. And there were in the Church which was at Antioch, Prophets and Doctors, among whom was Barnabas, and Simon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen who was the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul. And as they were ministering to our Lord, & fasting, the Holy Ghost said: Separate me Saul and Barnabas unto the work, whereto I have taken them. Then they fasting and praying, and imposing hands upon them, dismissed them. And they being sent of the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia, and thence sailed to Cypres. And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews.
