Daily Gospel

The Gospel of the day: 7th October

Our Lady of the Rosary
Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 1:6-12
Psalm: 110 (111):1-2,7-8,9 u 10c

Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.” He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”

Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 6th October

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:18-24
Psalm: 127(128):1-2,3,4-5,6
Second Reading: Hebrews 2:9-11

Gospel: Mark 10:2-16

Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 5th October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 42:1-3,5-6,12-17
Psalm: 118 (119):66,71,75,91,125,130

Gospel: Luke 10:17-24

The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 4th October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 38:1,12-21; 40:3-5
Psalm: 139(138):1-3,7-8,9-10,13-14ab

Gospel: Luke 10:13-16

Jesus said to them, “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 3rd October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 19:21-27
Psalm: 26 (27):7-8a,8b-9abc,13-14

Gospel: Luke 10:1-12

The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out labourers for his harvest… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 23:20-23a
Psalm: 90:1-6,10-11

Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5,10

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 

Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 1st October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 3:1-3,11-17,20-23
Psalm: 88(87):2-3,4-5,6,7-8

Gospel: Luke 9:51-56

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 30th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 1:6-22
Psalm: 16 (17):1,2-3,6-7

Gospel: Luke 9:46-50

An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realised the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 29th September

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 11:25-29
Psalm: 18(19):8,10,12-13,14
Second Reading: James 5:1-6

Gospel: Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48

In those days, John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.  … Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 28th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ecclesiastes 11:9 – 12,:8
Psalm: 89 (90):3-4,5-6,12-13,14 & 17

Gospel: Luke 9:43b-45

While they were all amazed at his every deed, he said to his disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.”

But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying… Read more »