Saint1st century · Feast September 21
Also known as Matthew, Levi, Matthew the Evangelist, Saint Matthew
A tax collector called away from a compromised profession to follow Jesus and become an apostle.
Merciful Jesus, through St Matthew’s intercession teach us to use our work, money and homes with integrity. Amen.
Matthew left the tax office and hosted a meal where people judged as sinners encountered Christ; Christian tradition associates him with the Gospel bearing his name.
Tax collection under Roman rule carried stigma, collaboration and opportunities for exploitation.
Conversion expressed through decisive change, hospitality and ethical use of professional skills.
Matthew speaks to people worried that career, money or past choices have made them unacceptable to God.
People turn to St Matthew the Apostle in matters of:
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Saint1st century · Feast June 29
St Peter was a married Galilean fisherman whom Jesus called as an Apostle and entrusted with a distinctive pastoral mission; forgiven after denying Christ, he led the early Church and was martyred in Rome.