God our Father, you filled Saint Barnabas with faith and the Holy Spirit and sent him to convert the nations. Help us to proclaim the gospel by word and deed. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Further reading
The prayer remembers Barnabas as a man of faith and asks that our own witness take shape in both word and deed. William S. Kurz’s Acts of the Apostles places Barnabas within the wider mission of the early Church, with Catholic commentary that connects the biblical text to faith and daily life.
Acts of the Apostles (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) by William S. Kurz, SJ (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)