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The church honors the holy apostle and evangelist Matthew, who was the first to write the Gospel. Mateo, Mateo and Matheus celebrate the Day of the Name today.
Matthew was a native of Capernaum, Galilee, also called Levi. Mateo was a tax collector. On the shores of Lake Tiberias, near Capernaum, where taxes were collected, Christ stopped and called him to follow. Matthew followed him.
From that moment on, Matthew was always with Christ among his twelve disciples. He wrote his gospel at the request of the apostles eight years after the Savior’s resurrection. He was the first to describe the events of the Lord’s earthly life.
Little is known about the life of Saint Matthew the Evangelist. Legend has it that he went to a wild town with bad manners and customs. There the Lord appeared to him, gave him a scepter and ordered him to nail it to the ground, promising that this scepter would bear fruit and a wonderful spring would spring from its root. In fact, Matthew, gathering all the inhabitants, planted the scepter, which flourished and was covered with wonderful fruits before the eyes of the astonished people. A clear spring sprouted from its root. They all ran to this tree, drank water from the spring that appeared and, at the apostle’s suggestion, received holy baptism here, after which they came out of the water spiritually renewed.
S t. The evangelist Mateo ended his life as a martyr. His suffering and death were marked by many miracles. When they wanted to take him away to torture him, his face illuminated the pursuers with a wonderful light. They went blind, but he regained his sight with prayer. The flame did not touch him during his martyrdom. And when he finally gave his spirit over to God, his executioners turned into jealous Christians.
In Hebrew, the name Mateo means “gift of God.” The day of the name is celebrated today by Mateo, Mateo, Mateo, Mateo, Mateo, Mateo.
Because Saint Matthew the Apostle was a tax collector, November 16 was designated as a professional holiday for all tax officials, who continue to collect and collect taxes, conduct tax audits and inspections, monitor the correct payment and collection of income. tributaries in the state treasury. .
Today we remember the great national hero and ally of Vasil Levski, Father Matei – Mitkaloto, a monk from the Monastery of the Transfiguration near Veliko Tarnovo, also called Father Matei Preobrazhenski. This year marks 140 years since the death of the great and patriotic Bulgarian father Matei Preobrazhenski.
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