Daily Devotion for 23 October 2026 (22nd Friday after Pentecost)

Readings

• Psalm 107
• Deuteronomy 24:10—25:10
• Matthew 16:13–28
• Apology of the Augsburg Confession XXIII:18–27

Festival

Today we celebrate the Festival of St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr. Also known as “James the Just”, St. James of Jerusalem did not believe in the divinity of Christ until after the Resurrection. After converting, James became a leader in the early Christian community, and, after Peter’s departure from that city, James became bishop of the Church in Jerusalem. According to Josephus, James was stoned to death by the Sadducees in AD 62. James authored the Epistle that bears his name and exhorts Christians to remain in and live out the one true Faith.