Daily Devotion for 24 January 2025 (3rd Friday after Epiphany)
Readings
- Psalm 131
- Psalm 84
- Joel 3:1–21
- Romans 12:14—13:14
- Large Catechism IV:47–55
Festival
Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Timothy, Pastor and Confessor. Best remembered as a companion of St. Paul, St. Timothy grew up in a Christian household. After meeting Paul on his (Paul’s) second missionary journey, Timothy accompanied Paul on further missionary journeys and was with Paul in Rome. According to tradition, Timothy was martyred in Ephesus around AD 97, where he served as bishop after Paul’s martyrdom in Rome.