O Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.

Matthew The Apostle Matthew (Levi ... of the World” and “I am the Bread of Life” are in this Gospel. The Bible is not to be understood and read in the same way as other historical documents.

This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...

Although only two of the four Evangelists—Matthew and John—were among the original Apostles, Mark and Luke ... The faith's first martyr, according to the Bible, was St. Stephen, a young ...

This Apostle, who was also called Levi ... the word of truth thou didst herald, O Matthew, and didst arouse the souls of sluggish men by signifying the dread day of reckoning.