Byzantine Saints: Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (16 November)

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Commemorated on November 16, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, also known as Levi, is one of the Twelve Apostles and the inspired author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. Once a despised tax collector in Capernaum, Matthew heard Christ’s words “Come, follow Me,” and immediately left everything behind to follow the Savior. In this video, we present a full traditional account of St. Matthew’s life, calling, teachings, missionary journeys, miracles, and martyrdom—drawn from ancient Christian sources and the spiritual heritage of the Orthodox Church. You will hear how: Matthew repented of his former life and restored everything he had wrongly taken He witnessed Christ’s miracles, Crucifixion, Resurrection & Ascension He wrote the Gospel of Matthew first in Aramaic for the Jewish people He preached the Gospel in Palestine, Syria, Media, Persia, Parthia & Ethiopia He performed miracles that converted idol worshippers He founded the Ethiopian Church and appointed its first bishop He endured a fiery martyrdom yet remained unharmed by the flames His body was miraculously preserved and became a source of repentance for the ruler Fulvian Fulvian himself converted, was baptized as “Matthew,” and later became bishop This inspiring story reveals the depth of repentance, the power of Christ to transform sinners into saints, and the courage of the Apostles who spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – St. Matthew’s early life as Levi the tax collector 00:40 – The calling: “Come, follow Me” 00:53 – Christ dines with publicans; Pharisees scandalized 01:27 – Matthew’s repentance & charity 01:46 – Witnessing Christ’s miracles and teachings 02:00 – Death, Resurrection & Ascension witnessed 02:08 – Preaching after Pentecost 02:14 – Writing of the Gospel of Matthew 02:30 – Aramaic origin & purpose for Jewish converts 02:45 – Christ revealed as the foretold Messiah 03:00 – Threefold structure of Matthew’s Gospel 03:14 – Teachings on the Kingdom of God & the Church 04:04 – Missionary journeys to Syria, Persia & Ethiopia 04:52 – Miracles in Ethiopia; healing the ruler’s family 05:18 – The attempted martyrdom by fire 05:45 – The miraculous preservation of his body 06:13 – Fulvian repents & searches for Matthew’s body 06:27 – Recovery of the Apostle’s relics 06:31 – Baptism of Fulvian as “Matthew” 06:53 – Fulvian becomes bishop & continues the Apostle’s work 07:00 – Closing #SaintMatthew #ApostleMatthew #EvangelistMatthew #OrthodoxSaints #ChristianMartyrs #GospelOfMatthew #LivesOfTheSaints #OrthodoxChristianity #CatholicSaints #ChristianHistory #November16Saint #BibleHistory #HolyApostles https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholi

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• Evangelism