St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

St. Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He also wrote the Gospel of Matthew. He is from Galilee and was a tax collector before following Jesus. His fellow Jews would have despised him for working with their Roman occupiers. When Jesus called him, and the faithful Jews objected, Jesus said “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.”

St. Matthew is the patron saint of accountants, bankers, and civil servants. His feast day is September 21.

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina means "divine reading". It is a prayer practice which trusts that God speaks to us through scripture. This is a practice I started doing regularly a few years ago.