December 2018 Archives

The Gospel of the day: 29th December

29/12/2018

Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 John 2, 3-11
Psalm: 95 (96), 1-2a.2b-3.5b-6

Gospel: Luke 2, 22-35
When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord…

28/12/2018

The Holy Innocents, martyrs – Feast Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 John 1, 5; 2: 2
Psalm: 123, 2-5.7b-8

Gospel: Matthew 2, 13-18
When the Magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you…

27/12/2018

On the occasion of the Feast of Christ the King, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appealed to Christians to always choose the way of truth that is the Word of Christ. He said that many times we live in a world that seems to have never heard of the commandments, especially those that deal with respect for neighbour. The Archbishop focused on three particular commandments that can be applied to today’s society:

Do not bear false witness. In the truth and respect of the facts there is the true respect of each other; lies have become the instrument of division that break down not only individual persons but entire peoples…

27/12/2018

Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist – Feast Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 John 1, 1-4
Psalm: 96, 1-2.5-6.11-12

Gospel: John 20, 2-8
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb…