Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: Mal 3:1-4,23-24
Salm: 24 (25):4bċ-5ab,8-9,10 u 14

L-Evanġelju: Lq 1:57-66

F’dak iż-żmien, Eliżabetta għalqilha ż-żmien biex teħles, u kellha tifel. Il-ġirien u qrabatha semgħu li l-Mulej wera ħniena kbira magħha, u marru jifirħu magħha. Meta mbagħad fit-tmien jum ġew biex jagħmlu ċ-ċirkonċiżjoni lit-tifel riedu jsemmuh Żakkarija għal missieru, imma qabżet ommu u qalet: “Le, iżda Ġwanni jkun jismu.” Qalulha: “Ma hemm ħadd li jismu hekk fost qrabatek,”

Imbagħad bdew jistaqsu bis-sinjali lil missieru x’ried isemmih, u hu talabhom xi ħaġa fuqiex jikteb, u kiteb hekk: “Ismu huwa Ġwanni.” U kulħadd baqa’ mistagħġeb… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4,23-24
Psalm: 24 (25):4bc-5ab,8-9,10 & 14

Gospel: Luke 1:57-66

In those days, the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” They said to her, “None of your relatives has this name.” 

Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbours, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him… Read more »