Saint
Saint Matthew
- Country / origin
- Galilee
- Life
- 1st century
- Feast
- 21 September
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A tax collector in Capernaum, despised as a collaborator with Rome, whom Jesus called from his table: follow me. He got up and followed him, and gave a meal for Jesus with other sinners. The Church honours him as apostle and evangelist.
In Scripture: Matthew 9:9–13
Biblical profile: Matthew →Patron of
- accountants
- bankers
- tax officials
When to ask for intercession
- to leave behind what keeps you from Jesus
- honesty with money
- for those who feel judged
A short prayer
Saint Matthew, intercede for me, that I may get up and follow Jesus when he calls me, whatever I am leaving behind.
Written for cento53 as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Historians debate
The Church attributes the first Gospel to him; many scholars think its final form was written by a later disciple using earlier sources.
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