September 21st saint of the day is St. Matthew. "He was one of the twelve Apostles, is the author of the first Gospel. This has been the constant tradition of the Church and is confirmed by the Gospel itself. He was the son of Alpheus and was called to be an Apostle while sitting in the tax collectors place at Capernaum. Before his conversion he was a publican, i.e., a tax collector by profession. He is to be identified with the "Levi" of Mark and Luke. His apostolic activity was at first restricted to the communities of Palestine. Nothing definite is known about his later life. There is a tradition that points to Ethiopia as his field of labor; other traditions mention of Parthia and Persia. It is uncertain whether he died a natural death or received the crown of martyrdom." - catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=84 St. Matthew is a great example of teaching others about Christ through his writings of Christ. He is also shows when Christ appears one will never be the same b/c he gave up his livelihood as a tax collector to follow Christ. I pray I would do likewise and follow Christ as St. Matthew did.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:59:44 +0000
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