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title: "St. Matthew: Feast Day September 21 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/
description: "St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, patron of accountants and bankers. Feast day September 21. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle and Evangelist · Feast day September 21

# St. Matthew

The feast day of St. Matthew is September 21, a feast in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of accountants and bankers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [September 21](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#21) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostle and Evangelist |
| Patron of | [accountants](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#accountants), [bankers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#bankers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, September 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/#calendar) |

## Life

Levi the tax collector sat at his customs booth in Capernaum — a collaborator, despised — until Jesus passed and said two words: ‘Follow me.’ He rose, left everything, and threw a feast where the Lord ate with sinners and scandalized the righteous.

The Gospel under his name preserves the Sermon on the Mount and the Magi’s star. Tradition sends his later preaching to Ethiopia or Persia, and a martyr’s death.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Matthew as patron of accountants and bankers.

[Accountants](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#accountants) [Bankers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#bankers)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Matthew. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, September 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/21/) | St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast) | Red | Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 · Matthew 9:9-13 |
| [Thursday, September 21, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/21/) | St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast) | Red | Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 · Matthew 9:9-13 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 20 Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/) [September 22 St. Maurice and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maurice-and-companions/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 21?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-21) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Matthew

Feast day September 21

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/#calendar)

In the app

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