Daily Lectio, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Faith Daily Lectio Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Tuesday 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 answers richly robed scribes and Pharisees in a village courtyard, a stone water jar and washing basin in front, villagers listening.

Gospel, Matthew 15:1-20

A cloaked traveler hurries up a paved road through hill country at dusk toward a walled city with its gate open and lit.

Old Testament, Deuteronomy 19:1-20

A woman on a grassy hillside at dawn lifts her face and open hands toward a bright sky breaking through clouds.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 123

Four generations of a family raise their hands in praise on a hillside facing ancient Jerusalem and the Temple in morning light.

Morning Psalm, Psalm 146

A tearful woman beside a small oil lamp looks out an open window as dawn rises over the hills.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 30

An older man kneels in prayer on a rooftop under the first stars, a soft light resting on him above a quiet village.

Evening Psalm, Psalm 86

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.

My church home: Peace Lutheran Church, McMurray, PA. Looking for a church? See About Daily Lectio.

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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