Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm: 32 (33):10-11,12-13,14-15

Gospel: Mark 8:34 – 9:1

Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, «Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? … Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 9:1-13
Psalm: 101 (102):16-18,19-21,29 & 22-23

Gospel: Mark 8:27-33

Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, «Who do people say that I am?» They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Messiah.”

Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 8:6-13,20-22
Psalm: 115 (116):12-13,14-15,18-19

Gospel: Mark 8:22-26

When Jesus and his disciples arrived at Bethsaida, people brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked, “Do you see anything?” Looking up he replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.”

Then he laid hands on his eyes a second time and he saw clearly; his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 13:46-69
Psalm: 116:1,2

Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. Go on your way… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 4:1-15.25
Psalm: 49 (50):1 & 8,16bc-17,20-21

Gospel: Mark 8:11-13

The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 3:9-24
Psalm: 89 (90):2,3-4,5-6,12-13

Gospel: Mark 8:1-10

In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance.”

His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them here in this deserted place?” Still he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied… Read more »

The Apostle St Paul, Patron of Malta – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 14:3-7
Psalm: 106:21-31
Second Reading: Acts 27: 13-28,10 or 2 Corinthians 11:18,24-31

Gospel: Mark 16:15-20

In those days, Jesus said to the Eleven, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:18-25
Psalm: 127 (128):1-2,3,4-5

Gospel: Mark 7:24-30

In those days, Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet… Read more »

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:4b-9,15-17
Psalm: 103 (104):1-2a,27-28,29bc-30

Gospel: Mark 7:14-23

Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person, but the things that come out from within are what defile.”

When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable… Read more »