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He Became A Living Gospel -- St. Matthew the Evangelist
On the feast of his patron saint, Fr. Matthew Howell preaches about how St. Matthew the Evangelist embodies the classic redemption story found throughout the Scriptures and the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. He gives context to the life of a tax collector and tells the story of St. Matthew's conversion of Ethiopian royalty. He reminds listeners that St. Matthew not only wrote a gospel, but became so transformed by Christ that he became a living gospel, shining with the uncreated grace of God and living out St. Paul's edicts from today's epistle to bless when reviled, endure when persecuted, and conciliate when slandered. Along the way, Fr. Matthew makes references to Bluey ("dollar bucks") and The Godfather.
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16
Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
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 to repentance.
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By Fr. Matthew HowellOn the feast of his patron saint, Fr. Matthew Howell preaches about how St. Matthew the Evangelist embodies the classic redemption story found throughout the Scriptures and the Tradition of the Orthodox Church. He gives context to the life of a tax collector and tells the story of St. Matthew's conversion of Ethiopian royalty. He reminds listeners that St. Matthew not only wrote a gospel, but became so transformed by Christ that he became a living gospel, shining with the uncreated grace of God and living out St. Paul's edicts from today's epistle to bless when reviled, endure when persecuted, and conciliate when slandered. Along the way, Fr. Matthew makes references to Bluey ("dollar bucks") and The Godfather.
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16
Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
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 to repentance.