Today is the Feast of the conversion of our patron, Saint Paul, depicted just below the image of Christ, which surmounts one of the great transept windows of the Cathedral Church above our heads.
You will recall, I am sure, how the great rabbi Saul was on his way to Damascus to persecute the followers of Jesus. As he rode along on his high horse, a bright light knocked him to the ground, as he head a voice proclaim, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do."
And so began the conversion of the greatest preacher the Church has ever known.
It’s a funny thing about conversions. Sometimes they come by way of a flash of light and sometimes by a slow nagging voice from deep within. But however they come, they always begin by being knocked off your high horse, and learning to listen to the Lord’s voice more than you listen to our own.
Beloved Saint Paul, pray for our conversion to Christ!
