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September 21: ST. MATTHEW: The Tax Collector Apostle
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St. Matthew dropped his tax booth the instant Jesus said "Follow me" — then threw a party so his old friends could meet Him too. A tax collector despised by his own neighbors, Matthew left everything the moment Jesus called him, then hosted a banquet inviting his old crowd of "sinners" to meet Jesus. When religious leaders objected, Jesus explained exactly why He'd come. "I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the...
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Welcome back to the Catholic Sproust podcast where we know that every day is a feast day. Today is September 21st, so join us for St. Matthew the Apostle, the tax collector who followed Jesus. Matthew sat in his tax collecting booth in Capernaum, with his coins stacked in front
of him. Many of the people that passed stopped to scowl at him, but he was used to that. For several years now, he had been doing a job which many of the people in the community despised him for doing.
After all, tax collectors like Matthew worked for the Roman government, and most people assumed that they cheated their neighbors to line their pockets. Whatever friends Matthew still had, Jewish society despised them too. But suddenly, on this sunny afternoon, a rabbi named Jesus walked straight up to the booth.
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