UMatiya oNgcwele, njengomfundi othembekileyo, wathabatha indawo kaYudas Skariyoti
Engcwele uMatiya, umpostile weshumi elinesibini, ubhiyozelwa ngoMeyi 14. Ibali lakhe liyintsonkotha, njengoko wakhethwa ngabanye abapostile, endaweni yokuba uYesu avale isithuba esishiywe nguYudas Skariyoti emva kokungcatsha nokuzibulala kwakhe. Abapostile babelishumi elinesibini ukufuzisela izizwe ezilishumi elinesibini zakwaSirayeli.
Indlela uMatiya oNgcwele awaphuma ngayo ekubeni ngumfundi othembekileyo ukuya ekubeni ngumpostile kaYesu
Emva kwe-Ukunyuka kukaYesu, abapostile nabafundi bahlanganisana ukuze bakhethe lo mpostile mtsha. UMatiya oNgcwele wanyulwa phakathi kwekhulu elinamashumi amabini athembekileyo kaYesu, kunye nenye indoda egama linguYosefu uBharsaba, baza banyulwa ukuba babe ngumpostile omtsha. Eli bali libaliswa kwincwadi ka IZenzo zabaPostile.
Ngaphambi kokuba anyulwe njengompostile, uMatiya oNgcwele wayengum umfundi othembekileyo kaYesu, ongazange amlahle ukususela ekubhaptizweni kwakhe ngo UYohane umBhaptizi. Igama lakhe, Mattia, livela kwigama elithi Mattathias, elithetha ".Sisipho sikaThixo“, nto leyo ebonakala ibonisa ukuba wayemiselwe ukuba ahlale ecaleni koNyana kaThixo.
Emva kokuba enyulwe njengompostile, akukho nto ingako yaziwayo ngento eyenziwa nguSt. Eminye imithombo ithi uye waya e amazwe aseTopiya kunye nokuya kutsho kwiindawo ezihlala amazimuzimu. Phezulu phayaekufeni yenzeka ngo Sevastopol, apho wangcwatyelwa khona kwitempile yeLanga.Amanye amabali athi wayekho baxulutywe ngamatye, banqunyulwe intloko ngehalbhede eYerusalem.
UMatthias oNgcwele wayekho kulo msitho IPentekoste, xa uMoya oyiNgcwele wehla phezu kwabapostile. Esi siganeko saphawula ukuqala kobufundisi beCawa. Abapostile baqalisa ukushumayela iVangeli kwaye abantu abaninzi baguquka.
I-relics ye-St. Matthias igcinwe kwiicawa ezahlukeneyo kunye nezixeko. Inxalenye enye ngu a Trier, eJamani, apho kukho icawa ezinikele kunqulo lwakhe. Ezinye iintsalela zikwafumaneka kwi-basilica deSanta Giustina ePadua. Nangona kunjalo, kukho ukukrokrela ukuba ii-relics eRoma kwi I-Basilica yaseSanta Maria Maggiore inokuba ngokaMateyu oNgcwele, ubhishophu waseYerusalem.