Feast of St. Matthew – Apostle and Evangelist

Send us Fan MailSaturday, 21 September 2024Feast of St. Matthew – Apostle and  EvangelistReadings and Antiphons on p. 1757 of the Daily Missal. Entrance Antiphon.Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, says the Lord. First Reading: Ephesians 4: 1-7, 11-13A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians.Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,for the equipment of the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.  The Word of the Lord. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 (R. 5a)Let us now pray the Responsorial PsalmR/. Their sound goes forth through all the earthThe heavens declare the glory of God,and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.Day unto day conveys the message,and night unto night imparts the knowledge.No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded;their sound goes forth through all the earth, their message to the utmost bounds of the world.R/. Their sound goes forth through all the earth  Please stand for the GospelAlleluia, AlleluiaWe praise you, O God; we acclaim you as the Lord; the glorious band of apostles sings your praise, O Lord!AlleluiaGospel: Matthew 9: 9-13A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.At that time: As Jesus passed on he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”The Gospel of the Lord. Communion Antiphon.I did not come to call the just but sinners, says the Lord.2