Daily Lectio, Monday, October 19, 2026

Faith Daily Lectio Monday, October 19, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Monday in the week of the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

LCMS Daily Lectionary (Lutheran Service Book)

Each reading below opens with a prayer (oratio), the reading for meditation (meditatio), and reflection/trial (tentatio). [in some practices include a reflection (contemplatio)]

Jesus walks on a moonlit, stormy sea toward a wooden boat where his disciples huddle together.

Gospel, Matthew 14:22-36

Moses, staff in hand, stands above a gathered crowd and points toward a distant lone figure on the horizon at sunset.

Old Testament, Deuteronomy 18:1-22

A family sits on a hillside with their hands raised toward the rising sun over a wide river valley.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 136

A man kneels in prayer on a stone floor as morning light streams through a window beside him.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 145

Light breaks through the clouds over a sea dotted with green isles and sailboats while people on a hillside lift their hands in joy.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 97

On a dark hillside a man holding a lantern lays a hand on a weary traveler who cradles a glowing piece of bread.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 112

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.

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Sources

Lutheran Service Book (Concordia Publishing House)
Luther's Small Catechism (Concordia Publishing House)
The Large and Small Catechisms of Dr. Luther (LCMS)
About the Lutheran Daily Lectionary (lutherans.church)

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