September 21st, Feast of St. Matthew the Evangelist

St. Matthew was a tax collector, a deeply hated position among his fellow Jews.  He was a Jew working for the Roman Empire, by robbing his own people to benefit the enemy.  One day, while seated at a table with money he had collected, Jesus said to Matthew, "Follow me."  Matthew immediately rose up and followed Jesus, becoming one of his apostles and eventually writing the first gospel in the New Testament. Matthew's life reminds us that Jesus can use each and every one of us, right where we are to accomplish his work.  We don't have to wait until we think we are ready, Jesus is ready for us now, today, to bring about his kingdom on Earth.

 Here is a fun and easy idea for a Saturday morning feast, just make some silver dollar pancakes for breakfast!  Share with your children a little about St Matthew using the silver dollar pancakes to symbolize that he was a tax collector before being called by Jesus.  Enjoy your morning!