News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Gen 15, 5-12.17-18
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.7-8.9.13-14
Second Reading: Phil 3, 20 – 4,1
Gospel: Lk 9, 28b-36
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white…
First Reading: Deut 26, 16-19
Psalm: 118 (119), 1-2.4-5.7-8
Gospel: Mt 5, 43-48
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust…
First Reading: Ezek 18, 21-28
Psalm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4ab.4c-6.7-8
Gospel: Mt 5, 20-26
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgement.’ But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgement, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’ will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery hell…
First Reading: Est 4, 17
Psalm: 137 (138), 1-2a.2bc-3.7c-8
Gospel: Mt 7, 7-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened…
First Reading: Jonah 3, 1-10
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.12-13.18-19
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…
Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him…
First Reading: Lev 19, 1-2.11-18
Psalm: 18 (19), 8.9.10.15
Gospel: Mt 25, 31-46
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him…
First Reading: Deut 26, 4-10
Psalm: 90 (91), 1-2.10-11.12-13.14-15
Second Reading: Rom 10, 8-13
Gospel: Lk 4, 1-13
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil…
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 58, 9b-14
Psalm: 85 (86), 1-2.3-4.5-6
Gospel: Lk 5, 27-32
Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him…
First Reading: Is 58, 1-9a
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.5-6a.18-19
Gospel: Mt 9, 14-15
The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”
Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? …
