Daily Devotion for 24 February 2026 (Lent 1, Tuesday)

Readings

• Psalm 104
• Psalm 124
• Psalm 143
• Genesis 7:11—8:12
• Mark 3:20–35
• Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration I:16–32

Festival

Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Matthias, Apostle. A lesser-known apostle, Matthias was one of the seventy-two sent out by Jesus and was selected by lot to replace Judas. Early Church tradition is split on Matthias, with some contending that he journeyed to Ethiopia and others contending he journeyed to Armenia. However, it is in Trier, Germany, at the Church of St. Matthias, that the body of the apostle is interred. He is the only apostle buried in Europe north of the Alps.