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September 21 · Feast · Red
St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
Tax collector at Capernaum who left his table at Christ's call. Author of the Gospel that opens the New Testament, structured around five great discourses to a Jewish-Christian audience.
A prayerSaint Matthew, who left the tax table to follow, give us courage to leave what holds us.
When is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist?
The feast is celebrated on September 21 each year, kept as a feast in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.
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