Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Gospel of the day: 15th January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Hebrews 2, 5-12
    Psalm: 8, 2a, 5.6-7.8-9

    Gospel: Mark 1, 21b-28

  • Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.
    The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes…

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The Gospel of the day: 14th January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Hebrews 1, 1-6
    Psalm: 96 (97), 1, 2b.6 & 7c.9

    Gospel: Mark 1, 14-20

  • After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

    As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen…

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The Sunday Gospel: 13th January

  • Baptism of the Lord – Feast Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Is 40, 1-5.9-11
    Psalm: 103 (104), 1b-2.3-4.24-25.27-28.29-30
    Second Reading: Titus 2, 11-14; 3, 4-7

    Gospel: Luke 3, 15-16. 21-22

  • The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ…

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The Gospel of the day: 12th January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 5, 14-21
    Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5, 6a & 9b

    Gospel: John 3, 22-30

  • Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptising. John was also baptising in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people came to be baptised, for John had not yet been imprisoned…

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Malta’s Sustainable Development – A Vision for 2050

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

  • In its submission in the consultation exercise related to Malta’s Sustainable Development Vision for 2050 which was carried out last November, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) makes the following points:

    1. As to responsibility at ministerial level, various ministries tend to be too focused on their own remit to respond to sustainability issues. Moreover, housing sustainable development within the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change tends to reinforce the misconception that sustainable development deals with ‘environmental stuff’…
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Speeches by the Apostolic Nuncio and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps at the exchange of New Year’s greetings

  • The Apostolic Nuncio’s speech to the President of Malta

     

  • The President’s Palace, Valletta
    10th January 2019

    Madame President of the Republic of Malta,

    The members of the Diplomatic Corps and the International Organisations accredited to the Republic of Malta have a long standing tradition that, at the start of the New Year, they present  warm and sincere greetings to Your Excellency, and through you, Madame President, to your esteemed spouse, Mr Edgar Preca, your advisors at the President’s Office and all the people of Malta…

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The Gospel of the day: 11th January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 5, 5-13
    Psalm: 147, 12-13.14-15.19-20

    Gospel: Luke 5, 12-16

  • It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it…

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