Matthew was a Jew who worked for the Romans as a tax collector. His fellow Jews considered him a traitor and resented him. The Pharisees viewed him, and all tax collectors, as sinners. So it was a real shock to hear that Jesus called such a man to be one of his followers. But that’s the kind of thing that Jesus did.
Image: St. Matthew and the Angel | Guido Reni
Saint of the Day for September 21
(c. 1st Century)
Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-matthew/
