News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Rom 4, 13. 16-18
Psalm: 104 (105), 6-7.8-9.42-43
Gospel: Lk 12, 8-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God…
First Reading: 2 Tim 4, 10-17b
Psalm: 144, 10-13.17-18
Gospel: Lk 10, 1-9
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…
First Reading: Rom 3, 21-30
Psalm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4b.4c-6
Gospel: Lk 11, 47-54
The Lord said: “Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building…
First Reading: Rom 2, 1-11
Psalm: 61 (62), 2-3.6-7.9
Gospel: Lk 11, 42-46
The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgement and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others…
First Reading: Rom 1, 16-25
Psalm: 18 (19), 2-3.4-5
Gospel: Luke 11, 37-41
After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal…
First Reading: Rom 1, 1-7
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4
Gospel: Lk 11, 29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah…
First Reading: 2 Kings 5, 14-17
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4
Second Reading: 2 Tim 2, 8-13
Gospel: Lk 17, 11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he travelled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him…
First Reading: Joel 4, 12-21
Psalm: 96 (97), 1-2.5-6.11-12
Gospel: Lk 11, 27-28
While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
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First Reading: Joel 1, 13-15; 2, 1-2
Psalm: 9, 2-3.6 & 16.8-9
Gospel: Lk 11, 15-26
When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven…
First Reading: Mal 3, 13-20a
Psalm: 1, 1-2.3.4 & 6
Gospel: Lk 11, 5-13
Jesus said to his disciples: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed…
