August 16, 2026
Today's daily scripture reading, appointed by the Orthodox lectionary — the same Gospel and Epistle read in church today, with full text.
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Every daily scripture reading on this page is drawn from the Orthodox lectionary, the Church's appointed cycle of readings. Rather than a verse picked for sentiment, you receive the passage the whole Church hears today — read at the Divine Liturgy, tied to the season of the liturgical year and to the saints commemorated this morning.
The verse of the day on OrthodoxIQ is not chosen at random. It comes from the Orthodox lectionary — the fixed cycle of Epistle and Gospel readings appointed by the Church for that calendar day, the same passages read at the Divine Liturgy around the world.
The Orthodox lectionary follows two cycles: the movable cycle anchored to Pascha (Easter), and the fixed calendar cycle of saints and feasts. Together they assign an Epistle and a Gospel to every day of the year, with Old Testament readings added during Great Lent and on major feasts.
No. Roman Catholic daily readings follow the modern Roman lectionary, while the Orthodox Church uses the ancient Byzantine lectionary. The passages, and often the dates of the feasts they accompany, differ.
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