Matthew (AKA: Levi) was an
Apostle and Evangelist but not the author of the Book of Matthew.
Feast of St Matthew,
Apostle and Evangelist
Born at Capernaum, St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, was working
as a tax collector when he was called by Jesus. He wrote his gospel in Hebrew
and is said to have preached in the East.
[cf the Office of Readings, for the Feast of Matthew,
Apostle and Evangelist (September 21), Liturgy of the Hours].
He
was the son of Alpheus and is known as Levi in the gospels of
Mark and Luke. Thus,
it is thought that Matthew is the name given him by Christ. He is represented with an angel
as a sign of his new life as a messenger of Christ. The angel (or figure of a
man) can be found in the symbolism of Revelation, Ezekiel and elsewhere in
Scripture. St Matthew, himself, is only mentioned five times in the New
Testament.
He
is the patron saint of accountants and bankers, bookkeepers, financial officers
and tax collectors, stock brokers, guards and security personnel, among others.
Art: St
Matthew the Evangelist (shown with his traditional symbol; at St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church, Steinauer, Nebraska, USA), Corbert Gauthier, 2013, copyright, all
rights reserved, used with permission.
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