MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 1 OCTOBER
October 1, 2026
SPIRITUAL INSIGHTS INTO THE LIFE OF SAINT THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX, THE LITTLE FLOWER
October 1, 2026
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
1 OCTOBER, 2026
Luke 10:1-12
Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter, first say,
‘Peace to this household.’
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves his payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’
Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you,
go out into the streets and say,
‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet,
even that we shake off against you.’
Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand.
I tell you,
it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day
than for that town.”
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
REFLECTION
Today’s Gospel reminds us that each of us has a mission. We do not need to wait until we are perfect, wealthy, or powerful before we can serve God.
Jesus sends His disciples two by two, reminding us that faith is not meant to be lived alone. We can become instruments of God’s love through simple acts—encouraging someone who is struggling, helping a person in need, forgiving, listening, and bringing peace wherever we go.
The harvest is still abundant today. There are people who need kindness, hope, and someone willing to serve.
PRAYER
𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨, s𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦.
𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦,
𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯,
𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵.
𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳. Amen
