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Readings
- Psalm 30
- Psalm 22
- Job 19:1–27
- John 8:1–20
- Formula of Concord: Epitome III:1–11
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.