Daily Gospel

The Gospel of the day: 4th January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 3, 7-10
    Psalm: 97 (98), 1.7-8.9

    Gospel: John 1, 35-42

  • John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”

    The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus…

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The Gospel of the day: 3rd January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 2, 29 – 3, 6
    Psalm: 97 (98), 1.3cd-4.5-6

    Gospel: John 1, 29-34

  • John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptising with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”

    John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him…

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The Gospel of the day: 2nd January

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 Jn 2, 22-28
    Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4

    Gospel: John 1, 19-28

  • This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” So they asked him, “What are you then? …

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The Gospel of the day: 1st January

  • Mary, Mother of God – Solemnity Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Num 6, 22-27
    Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6.8
    Second Reading: Gal 4, 4-7

    Gospel: Luke 2, 16-21

  • The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child…

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The Gospel of the day: 31st December

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 Jn 2, 18-21
    Psalm: 95 (96), 1-2.11-12.13

    Gospel: John 1, 1-18

  • In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be…

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The Sunday Gospel: 30th December

  • The Holy Family – Feast Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 Sam 1, 20-22.24-28
    Psalm:83 (84), 2-3. 5-6. 9-10
    Second Reading: 1 John 3, 1-2, 21-24

    Gospel: Luke 2, 41-52

  • Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom…

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The Gospel of the day: 29th December

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 2, 3-11
    Psalm: 95 (96), 1-2a.2b-3.5b-6

    Gospel: Luke 2, 22-35

  • When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord…

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The Gospel of the day: 28th December

  • The Holy Innocents, martyrs – Feast Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 1, 5; 2: 2
    Psalm: 123, 2-5.7b-8

    Gospel: Matthew 2, 13-18

  • When the Magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you…

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The Gospel of the day: 27th December

  • Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist – Feast Readings of the day
  • First Reading: 1 John 1, 1-4
    Psalm: 96, 1-2.5-6.11-12

    Gospel: John 20, 2-8

  • On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb…

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The Gospel of the day: 26th December

  • Saint Stephen, first martyr – Feast Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Acts 6, 8-10; 7,54-59
    Psalm 30

    Gospel: Matthew 10, 17-22

  • Jesus said to His disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans…

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