Jesus saw him through the eyes of mercy and chose him

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Sep 21, 2026 · 7m

Today, September 21st , as our church celebrates the Feast of Matthew, Evangelist, Apostle, our Church invites us to first read reflect on a passage from Saint Paul's letter to the Ephesians (4: 1-16), entitled "The different graces in the one body". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily by Saint Bede the Venerable, priest.

Born in Capernaum, Saint Matthew 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. The Gospel accounts of Mark and Luke, like Matthew's own, describe the encounter between Jesus and…