ST. MATTHEW

PRAYER

We thank thee, heavenly Father,

for the witness of your apostle and evangelist Matthew

to the Gospel of your Son our Savior;

and we pray that, after his example,

we may with ready wills and hearts

obey the calling of our Lord to follow him;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.