News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 12, 1-7a.10-17
Psalm: 50 (51), 12-13.14-15.16-17
Gospel: Mk 4, 35-41
On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 11, 1-4a.5-10a.13-17
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.5-6a.6bc-7.10-11
Gospel: Mk 4, 26-34
Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 7, 18-19.24-29
Psalm: 131 (132), 1-2.3-5.11.12.13-14
Gospel: Mk 4, 21-25
Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 7, 4-17
Psalm: 88 (89), 4-5.27-28.29-30
Gospel: Mk 4, 1-20
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, Hear this! … Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 6, 12b-15.17-19
Psalm: 23 (24), 7.8.9.10
Gospel: Mk 3, 31-35
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Sam 5, 1-7.10
Psalm: 88 (89), 20.21-22.25-26
Gospel: Mk 3, 22-30
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”
Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? … Read more »
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 8. 23b – 9, 3
Psalm: 26 (27) 1.4.13-14
Second Reading: 1 Cor 1, 10-13.17
Gospel: Mt 4, 12-23
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen… Read more »
The Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 22, 3-16
Psalm: 116, 1.2
Gospel: Mk 16, 15-18
Jesus said to the eleven: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Sam 24, 3-21
Psalm: 56 (57), 2.3-4.6 & 11
Gospel: Mk 3, 13-19
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
He appointed twelve whom he also named apostles that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons… Read more »
Readings of the day
First reading: 1 Sam 18, 6-9; 19, 1-7
Psalm: 55 (56), 2-3.9-10ab.10c-11.12-13
Gospel: Mk 3, 7-12
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon… Read more »
