News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Galatians 2:19-20
Psalm: 33: 2-11
Gospel: John 15:1-8
In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you… Read more »
Saint Mary Magdalene – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Song of Songs 3:1-4a
Psalm: 62:2-6,8-9
Gospel: John 20:1-2,11-18
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she 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.” But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping… Read more »
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6
Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18
Gospel: Mark 6:30-34
In those days, the apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognised them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.
As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Read more »
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Qari tal-jum
First Reading: Micah 2:1-5
Psalm: 9 (10):22-23,24-25,28-29,35
Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21
In those days, the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, and he ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 38:1-6,21-22,7-8
Psalm: Isaiah 38:10,11,12abcd,16
Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8
Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath.”
He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could lawfully eat? … Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 26:7-9,12,16-19
Psalm: 101 (102):13-14ab and 15,16-18,19-21
Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30
Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Read more »
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Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 10:5-7,13-16
Psalm: 93 (94):5-6,7-8,9-10,14-15
Gospel: Mt 11:25-27
At that time Jesus exclaimed, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father… Read more »
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 18:42b-45a
Psalm: 14:1-4
Gospel: John 19:25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 1:10-17
Psalm: 49 (50):8-9,16bc-17,21 u 23
Gospel: Mt 10:34 – 11:1
Jesus said to his Apostles: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man ‘against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s enemies will be those of his household.’
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me… Read more »
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Amos 7:12-15
Psalm: 84 (85):9-14
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14
Gospel: Mark 6:7-13
In those days, Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.
He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”
So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. Read more »
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