Daily Devotion for 25 May 2026 (Monday after Pentecost)
Readings
- Psalm 128
- Psalm 72
- Numbers 22:1–20
- Luke 22:1–23
- Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration XI:76–86
Commemoration
Today we commemorate Bede the Venerable, Theologian. Bede was the last of the Early Church Fathers. Placed in a monastery at the age of seven, Bede rarely left his monastery home and devoted his life to teaching and writing. A prolific writer, Bede produced both histories and theological works — his commentaries are still used today. Bede’s most well-known disciple, Cuthbert, reported that Bede was working on translating the Gospel of John at the time of his death. Bede is buried in Durham Cathedral.