News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ezek 37, 21-28
Psalm: Jer 31, 10.11-12ab.13
Gospel: Jn 11, 45-56
Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? … Read more »
Our Lady of Sorrows – Devotional feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Rom 8, 31b-39
Psalm: 17
Gospel: Jn 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 there whom he loved 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 into his home. Read more »
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Annunciation of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 7, 10-14; 8, 10
Psalm: 39, 7-11
Second Reading: Hebrews 10, 4-10
Gospel: Lk 1, 26-38
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Dan 3, 14-20.91-92.95
Psalm: Dan 3, 52.53-54.55-56
Gospel: Jn 8, 31-42
In those days Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Num 21, 4-9
Psalm: 101 (102), 2-3.16-18.19-21
Gospel: Jn 8, 21-30
In those days, Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?”
He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above… Read more »
Qari tal-jum
L-Ewwel Qari: Dan 13, 1-9.15-17.19-30.33-62
Salm: 22 (23), 1-3a.3b-4.5.6
L-Evanġelju: Ġw 8, 1-11
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them.
Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle… Read more »
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 31, 31-34
Psalm: 50(51), 3-4,12-13,14-15
Second Reading: Heb 5, 7-9
Gospel: Jn 12, 20-33
In those days, there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the feast.
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 11, 18-20
Psalm: 7, 2-3.9bc-10.11-12
Gospel: Jn 7, 40-53
In those days, some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, “This is truly the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” So a division occurred in the crowd because of him… Read more »
Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 7, 4-5a.12-14a.16
Psalm: 88, 2-5.27.29
Second Reading: Rum 4, 13.16-18.22
Gospel: Mt 1, 16.18-21.24a (or Lk 2, 41-51a)
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Exodus 32, 7-14
Psalm: 105 (106), 19-20.21-22.23
Gospel: Jn 5, 31-47
In those days, Jesus said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.
But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true… Read more »
