Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:6b-15
Psalm: 144 (145):17-18,19-20,21

Gospel: Luke 6:1-5

While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”

Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Psalm: 36 (37):3-4,5-6,27-28,39-40

Gospel: Luke 5:33-39

In those days the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same ; but yours eat and drink.”

Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Psalm: 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6

Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Psalm: 32 (33):12-13,14-15,20-21

Gospel: Luke 4:38-44

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:10b-16
Psalm: 144 (145):8-9,10-11,12-13ab,13ċd-14

Gospel: Luke 4:31-37

Jesus then went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. He taught them on the sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority.

In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, Ha! … Read more »

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, martyr
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ġer 1:7-19
Psalm: 70:1-6,15,17

Gospel: Mk 6:17-29

Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” Herodias harboured a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Psalm: 32 (33):12-13,18-19,20-21

Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

In those days, Jesus told his disciples this parable: “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25
Psalm: 32 (33):1-2,4-5,10ab & 11

Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Psalm: 89 (90):3-4,12-13,14 & 17

Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51

Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into… Read more »