Daily Gospel

The Gospel of the day: 18th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:26-40
Psalm: 65 (66):8-9,16-17,20

Gospel: John 6:44-51

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd: “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 17th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:1b-8
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a

Gospel: John 6:35-40

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 16th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 7:51 – 8:1a
Psalm: 30 (31):3cd-4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17 & 21ab

Gospel: John 6:30-35

The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 15th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6:8-15
Psalm: 118 (119):23-24,26-27,29-30

Gospel: John 6:22-29

After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 14th April

Third Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 3:13-15,17-19
Psalm: 4:2,4,7,9
Second Reading: 1 John 2:1-5a

Gospel: Luke 24:35-48

In those days, the disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost… Read more »

L-Evanġelju tal-jum: 13 ta’ April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6:1-7
Salm: 32 (33):1-2,4-5,18-19

Gospel: John 6:16-21

When it was evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 12th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 5:34-42
Psalm: 26 (27):1,4,13-14

Gospel: John 6:1-15

Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near.

When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 5:27-33
Psalm: 33 (34):2 u 9,17-18,19-20

Gospel: John 3:31-36

The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 10th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 5:17-26
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9

Gospel: John 3:16-21

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 9th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4:32-37
Psalm: 92 (93):1ab,1c-2,5

Gospel: John 3:7b-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus: “’You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can this happen?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? … Read more »