St. Matthew's Life
What is St. Matthew's original job?
A tax collector
What are the four creatures on the tetramorph?
- a winged man
- a winged lion
- a winged ox
- and an eagle
We say this at the end of each prayer in the morning
St. Matthew, pray for us
What is the name for the kind of book St. Matthew wrote?
A Gospel
What are the names of the four evangelists on the tetramorph?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Patron saint
What does it mean that St. Matthew died as a martyr?
What is an evangelist?
Someone who writes a biography of Jesus
St. Matthew focuses on ______, rather than himself
Jesus
What were the words that changed Matthew's life (and who said them?)
"Follow me," said by Jesus
Why is St. Matthew represented as a winged man?
Because his Gospel begins with a genealogy, focusing on the humanity of Jesus
St. Matthew's story shows us that God has a special love for...
the excluded and the rejected
Where did St. Matthew die?
Ethiopia
Which prophet does the Tetramorph originally come from?
Ezekiel
St. Matthew's story teaches us that when God asks us to do something, we should...