Daily Gospel

The Gospel of the day: 17th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Daniel 9:4b-10
Psalm: 78 (79):8,9,11 & 13

Gospel: Luke 6:36-38

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 16th March

Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
Psalm: 26(27):1,7-8,9,13-14
Second Reading: Philippians 3:17–4:1

Gospel: Luke 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. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 15th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Psalm: 118 (119):1-2,4-5,7-8

Gospel: Matthew 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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 14th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 18:21-28
Psalm: 129 (130):1-2,3-4ab,4c-6,7-8

Gospel: Matthew 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 insults his brother will be answerable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to the hell of fire… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 13th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Esther 4:17 n. p-r.aa-bb.gg-hh
Psalm: 137 (138):1-2a,2bc-3,7c-8

Gospel: Matthew 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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 12th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jonah 3:1-10
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,12-13,18-19

Gospel: Luke 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. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11
Psalm: 33 (34):4-5,6-7,16-17,18-19

Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

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.

This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in heaven… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 10th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18
Psalm: 8 (19):8,9,10,15

Gospel: Matthew 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. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 9th of March

First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Psalm: 90(91):1-2,10-11,12-13,14-15
Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13

Gospel: Luke 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. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over He was hungry… Read more »

Gospel of the day: 8th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 58:9b-14
Psalm: 85 (86):1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Luke 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. Then Levi gave a great banquet for Him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them… Read more »