“The other Evangelists, out of respect forMatthew, did not call him by his common name, so they said Levi. But Matthew called himself Matthew and a publican, that he might show his readers that no one ought to despair of salvation … since he himself suddenly changed from a publican to an apostle.”

                        St. Jerome on St. Matthew

For Reflection:

What “sudden change” may God be asking me to make today? St. Matthew, pray for me.

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A GRIEF SHARED

As Ronda reminds us, "Jesus does have the power to lift you, in a manner and time suitable to your own temperament, up to a new level of the Spirit, where your joy in Him will be fuller." May "Walk With Me, Jesus" be for you a source of comfort, consolation, wisdom, and hope. And may you discover, as I am doing, that God's grace is not only sufficient, it is infinite and will meet your every need. ~Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, July 31, 2008