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The following paragraph is taken from the "Catholic Almanac"
A Galilean, called Levi by Luke and John and the son of Alphaeus by Mark, a tax collector, one of the Evangelists; according to various accounts, preached the Gospel in Judea, Ethiopia, Persia and Parthia, and was martyred; in art, is depicted with a spear, the instrument of his death, and as a winged man in his role as Evangelist; Sept. 21 (Roman Rite), Nov 16 (Byzantine Rite).
Listen to the homily taken from a Doctor of the Church, St Bede, the Venerable on a homily on St Matthew. This can also be found on the Calendar of the Saints on the Internet found at:
http://www.12apostlesofthecatholicchurch.com/
Matthew the tax collector
Patron Saint: Bankers
Additional Patronages: Bookkeepers
Also Known as: Matthew the Apostle
Name Meaning:
Gift of God
Prayer of St. Matthew the Apostle:
O Glorious Saint Matthew, in your Gospel you portray Jesus as the longed-for Messiah who fulfilled the Prophets of the Old Covenant and as the new Lawgiver who founded a Church of the New Covenant. Obtain for us the grace to see Jesus living in his Church and to follow his teachings in our lives on earth so that we may live forever with him in heaven. Amen.
Why he is venerated by the Holy Roman Catholic Church:
Apostle of Jesus Christ
Originally a tax collector. Almost instantly, changed his ways to walk
with Christ
Wrote the Book of Matthew in the Bible
Preached the Message of Christ to the Jews in the east until he died
