St. Matthew

September 21, 2013:  St. Matthew, Apostle and evangelist, feast

Readings

• Eph 4:1-7, 11-13  Live worthy of your call, with humility, gentleness, patience, love, unity, peace, hope.  One Lord, faith, baptism, God, Father gave each of us grace to be Apostles, prophets, evangelists, or pastors/teachers, for ministry, unity, faith, knowledge of Son.

• Ps 19:2-5  "Their message goes out through all the earth."  Heavens declare God's glory, handiwork.

• Mt 9:9-13  Jesus to Matthew:  “Follow me.”  He followed.  Tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus.  Pharisees:  “Why?”  “The sick need a physician.  I came to call sinners.”

Music, including two oratorio choruses

• Their sound is gone out, from Messiah/ Handel (psalm)

• How lovely are the messengers, from St. Paul/ Mendelssohn (today's feast; based on Romans 10:15)

• Canción del Misionero/ Huertas (another rendition) (feast; we're singing it this morning at today's San Fernando Regional Congress)

More about Regional Congress

I'll be at "Ancient texts, new technology:  Integrating the internet and popular media with biblical studies" (Crehan) and "Preparing liturgies for children" (Sieverding) (besides practicing melodion and accordion :-), but there are tens of other sessions.  It's not too late to show up and learn and sing with us:

• We will be the light/ Angotti and Garcia
• Gusten y vean/ Reza 
• Psalm 113 set by music director Marcos Mendoza
• Misa Santa Cecilia/ López
• In the light of the Lord/ Poirier
• Al partir el pan/ Rubalcava

Attire

• Red shirt, for feast (and also Korean martyrs, since I'm playing for a celebration later today)

• Medical pin:  sick people need a physician (gospel)

• Telephone tie bar:  their message goes out through all the earth (psalm)

• Hearts suspenders:  live in love (1st reading)

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