- One day Jesus was walking and saw a tax collector named Matthew sitting at a tax collection post, and said to him, Follow me. And Matthew stood up and followed Him, and became one of His twelve apostles. (See M 9:9-13 = P 2:13-17 = L 5:27-32) Tax collectors in those days were social outcasts. Devout Jews avoided them because they were usually dishonest (the job carried no salary, and they were ...justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/56.html
- Patron Saint Index profile of Saint Matthew the Apostle; illustrated ...www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm13.htm
- An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia ...www.newadvent.org/cathen/10056b.htm
- Catholic Information Network (CIN) ...www.cin.org/stmatth.html
