St. Matthew the Apostle COLLECTION (RLS 10)

“‘Follow me,’” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him” (Luke 5:27-28 ASV – American Standard Version). Later known as Matthew, Levi gave up his comfortable home and a lucrative career as a publican to become an itinerant missionary, the writer of the Gospel given pride of place in the New Testament canon, and a saint. What a change in fortunes! + See further: catholicsaints.info/saint-matthew-the-apostle/ + Feast: September 21 + In the featured depiction, St. Matthew holds a money bag as his attribute. This image shares with the other 18 images of Red Letter Saints a color palette detailed elsewhere. See, for instance, the St. Andrew the Apostle COLLECTION (RLS 01). These verbal descriptions of the suggested matching hues will soon be replaced with a Color Palette postcard.