Prayer to St. Matthew the Apostle to be recited today to ask for a grace

O our patron saint, glorious St. Matthew, the Lord Jesus wanted you among his Apostles to reward you for having abandoned your riches to follow him in his divine mission. With your intercession you obtain from the Lord the grace we seek and not to bind ourselves to the goods below, to enrich our heart with divine grace and to be an example to our neighbor in the search for eternal goods.
(Express the grace you want)
Pater Ave and Gloria

Glorious St. Matthew, with your Gospel you present yourself as a model for listening and following the teachings of Jesus to transmit them to the world as a source of divine life. May your benevolent assistance obtain the grace we seek and to follow with commitment what, in the name of Jesus, you teach us in the Gospel to be, thus, Christians not only in name, but capable of an apostolate combined with a good example to lead to Jesus the heart of our brothers.
(Express the grace you want)
Pater Ave and Gloria

The Church honors you, glorious St. Matthew, as Apostle, Evangelist and Martyr: it is the triple crown, which distinguishes you among the saints in heaven and which increases our joy for having you our safe and trusted Patron. May your intercession obtain for us the grace we seek and to be worthy of the divine predilection for our city: help us to be apostles among our brothers to guide them towards a truly Christian life, both by example and by obedience to the teachings of the Gospel and with the acceptance of all suffering, so that all together we participate, albeit to some extent, in the redemption
operated by Christ.
(Express the grace you want)
Pater Ave and Gloria

Let's pray
O God, who in the design of Your Mercy, chose Matthew the tax collector and made him Apostle of the Gospel and our Patron, grant us also, by his example and his intercession, to correspond to the Christian vocation and to follow you faithfully in all the days of our lives.
For Christ our Lord. Amen