Reading and meditation on the Word of God, Monday of the 25th week in ordinary time, September 21, 2020; feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist

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Reading by Felicia Husada (Jakarta, Indonesia) and meditation by Andrew Lazaro (Jakarta, Indonesia)

LET THE HEART SPEAK

Our meditation today has the theme: Let the Heart Speak. Today, September 21, our Church celebrates the feast of Saint Matthew, the apostle and evangelist. He was the son of Alphaeus who came from Capernaum around the lake Gennesaret. He was known as a Roman tax collector, a job that was hated by people of his time because he worked with the colonialists.

So he was considered a mortal sinner, and Jesus was severely criticized for making him one of His disciples. However…