Saints Library · Teaching and Sharing
St. Matthew
Patron of bankers, tax collectors, and accountants
Life and historical setting
Matthew is remembered in the Church as patron of bankers, tax collectors, and accountants. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Galilee.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Matthew include bishop of Ross, Scotland, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Matthew's written work included the first of the four Gospels, telling the world of the life and teachings of Jesus. The founding of Church of the New Covenant became part of Matthew's lasting work.
The enduring witness of Matthew is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. The New Testament and the earliest Christian tradition are treated as the primary witnesses; later journeys, relic traditions, and legends are identified separately when they cannot be documented to the same degree.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Gospel encounter and discipleship
The supplied account connects this life directly with Christ, the Gospel, or the apostolic witness.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Teaching and sacred learning
Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Martyrdom and sacrifice
The source presents suffering or death borne in fidelity to Christ and the faith.
Sharing the faith
The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Matthew is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. The New Testament and the earliest Christian tradition are treated as the primary witnesses; later journeys, relic traditions, and legends are identified separately when they cannot be documented to the same degree.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Matthew, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Date printed in the supplied edition; local, national, religious, and Eastern calendars can differ.
The New Testament and the earliest Christian tradition are treated as the primary witnesses; later journeys, relic traditions, and legends are identified separately when they cannot be documented to the same degree.