A certain Ananias, a devout observer of the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me and stood there and said, 'Saul, my brother, regain your sight.' And at that very moment I regained my sight and saw him.

Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors designated you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the sound of his voice; for you will be his witness before all to what you have seen and heard.

Now, why delay? Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his name.' Acts 22:12-16

Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. The importance of this event is underscored by the fact that the account of his conversion is recorded three times in the book of Acts. Today's reading is taken from St. Paul's own apologia which he presented after he had been arrested in Jerusalem.

Today, also marks the last day of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity. This is the 100th year of this ecumenical effort as this short video explains.