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Paul’s conversion

In this pastoral application I will give a brief catechesis about Saint Paul’s conversion. The presentation is directed to a group of catechumens. Structure: Saul and Judaism Saul’s encounter with Jesus Paul’s vocation . Paul’s conversion. Saul and Judaism: his background.

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Paul’s conversion

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  1. In this pastoral application I will give a brief catechesis about Saint Paul’s conversion. The presentation is directed to a group of catechumens. Structure: Saul and Judaism Saul’s encounter with Jesus Paul’s vocation Paul’s conversion

  2. Saul and Judaism: his background • Paul answered, ‘I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; I request you to permit me to speak to the people.’ Acts 21, 39. A tent maker From Tarsus Gamaliel’s disciple at Jerusalem. Modern Tarsus reasontobelieve.blogspot.com/2007/01/ philippi

  3. Saul and Judaism www.markmallett.com/blog/?p=688 Stephen’s martyrdom • They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul, Acts 7, 56-58. • Saul approved Stephen’s martyrdom. • It was in accord with the law.

  4. Saul’s time in Judaism • “[…] and progressed in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race, since I was even more a zealot for my ancestral traditions” Gal 1, 14. • Phil 3, 4-6. The Torah judaismfacts.blogspot.com/2007/10/torah.html

  5. Saul and Judaism: persecution Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment, Acts 8, 2-3. First Christians’ Persecution https://www.allposters.co.uk/-st/Giuseppe-Man...

  6. The encounter with Jesus: Damascus’ journey • On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ He said, ‘Who are you, sir?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ Acts 9, 3-6. supermannino.wordpress.com/.../

  7. The encounter with Jesus: the Damascus’ journey

  8. The encounter with Jesus: God’s revelation • Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ, Gal 1,11-12. • 1 Cor 15, 3-10 www.tdwotd.blogspot.com/.../epistle

  9. The encounter with Jesus: Saul’s blindness • Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus, Acts 9, 7-8. • Darkness, • Falsehood, • Confusion, • Insecurity, • Wickedness.

  10. The encounter with Jesus: Ananias • He lived in Damascus • God spoke to him in a vision and sent him to the house of Judas to see Saul. Acts 9, 10-11. • He is Saul’s evangelizer. • Who is Ananias in your life? commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Ananias_rest...

  11. The encounter with Jesus: Baptism • Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength, Acts 9, 18-20. • The Holy Spirit • Vocation • Light • Truth • Strength

  12. Vocation: from Saul to Paul www.holycrossocnj.org/.../apostle_ananias_01.htm

  13. Paul’s vocation: as the new evangelizer • But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites, and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.’ Acts 9,15-16. • He leaves behind everything • Shares fully his life with Jesus • God’s called

  14. Paul’s vocation: doing God’s will • But God…was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him to the Gentiles, Gal 1, 15. • God's grace. www.wahooart.com/A55A04/w.nsf/Opra/BRUE-5ZKEBJ?Op...

  15. Paul’s Vocation: where does he go? • He went to the Arabian’s desert, Gal 1,17. • The Nabataea's Kingdom, actual Syria and Jordan. • Reason: Need to pray • Meditate on his new faith www.virginmedia.com/.../pictures/deserts.php

  16. From persecutor to be persecuted • At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus, in order to seize me, but I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands, 2 Cor 11, 32-33. • Acts 9, 23-25

  17. Life in Christ • In fact, all who want to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 2 Tim 3, 12

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