First Reading: Acts 8:1b–8 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 66:1–3a, 4–5, 6–7a Gospel: Jn 6:35–40 In his commentary on Acts, Luke Timothy Johnson suggests the possibility that Saul may have instigated the action against Stephen. He offers three reasons to support his suggestion: First, Saul is from Cilicia, as are some of Stephen’s accusers; second, placing clothing at someone’s feet, as the witnesses placed their cloaks at Saul’s, is to recognize that person’s authority; and third, as today’s reading