News from the Church in Malta
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 19, 9a.11-13a
Psalm: 84 (85), 9ab-10.11-12.13-14
Second Reading: Rom 9, 1-5
Gospel: Mt 14, 22-33
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side of the sea, while he dismissed the crowds… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hab 1, 12 -2,4
Psalm: 9, 8-9.10-11.12-13
Gospel: Mt 17, 14-20
A man approached Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? … Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Nahum 2, 1.3; 3, 1-3.6-7
Psalm: Dewt 32, 35cd-36ab.39abcd.41
Gospel: Mt 16, 24-28
Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it… Read more »
The Transfiguration of the Lord – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Dan 7, 9-10. 13-14
Psalm: 96, 1-2.5-6.9
Second Reading: 2 Pt 1, 16-19
Gospel: Mt 17, 1-9
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 31, 1-7
Psalm: Jer 31, 10.11-12ab.13
Gospel: Mt 15, 21-28
At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not say a word in answer to her… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 30, 1-2.12-15.18-22
Psalm: 101 (102), 16-18.19-21.29 & 22-23
Gospel: Mt 15, 1-2.10-14
Some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they eat a meal. He summoned the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 28, 1-17
Psalm: 118 (119), 29.43.79.80.95.102
Gospel: Mt 14, 22-36
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side of the sea, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone… Read more »
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 55, 1-3
Psalm: 144 (145), 8-9.15-16.17-18
Second Reading: Rom 8, 35.37-39
Gospel: Mt 14, 13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 26, 11-16.24
Psalm: 68 (69), 15-16.30-31.33-34
Gospel: Mt 14, 1-12
Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”
Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 26, 1-9
Psalm: 68 (69), 5.8-10.14
Gospel: Mt 13, 54-58
Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? … Read more »
