Daily Devotion for 24 March 2026 (Lent 5, Tuesday)

Readings

• Psalm 39
• Psalm 5
• Psalm 143
• Exodus 2:23—3:22
• Mark 14:53–72
• Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration IV:1–5

Commemoration

Today we commemorate St. Simon of Trent, Martyr. Murdered by Jews in Trent (now Trento in northern Italy), St. Simon was not quite three years old when he died. Jews in the city of Trent kidnapped and murdered St. Simon via exsanguination as part of their religious rituals connected to the Jewish Passover. His body was discovered by a Christian servant who reported the matter to the local authorities. Subsequent to a papal investigation, fifteen Jews were sentenced to death and burned at the stake for the murder. St. Simon serves as a reminder that God’s children will always be hated and attacked by those who have rejected God and serve another master.