Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, 21 September NT

Here are the appointed readings for use on the Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist.

SPEAKING TO THE SOUL - When we reach out across ninety-nine generations to hold the hand that Matthew offers, we, too, receive his mandate to honor the tradition and “keep the faith.” It is the right mandate as well as a radiant heart. For if we are to be the ekklesia, those whom God calls out, we must be trained like the scribe who was trained for the kingdom of heaven—the one who is “like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” The hand offered by the “one to teach” is a wise hand to hold, indeed.