News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 10:32-39
Psalm: 36 (37):3-4,5-6,23-24,39-40
Gospel: Mark 4:26-34
Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-8
Psalm: 96(95):1-2a,2b-3,7-8a,10
Gospel: Luke 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 laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest… Read more »
Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 22:3-16
Psalm: 117(116):1,2
Gospel: Mark 16:15-18
Jesus said to the eleven: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 10:1-10
Psalm: 39 (40):2 & 4ab,7-8a,10,11
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.”
But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers… Read more »
Readings of the day
First reading: Hebrews 9:15,24-28
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6
Gospel: Mark 3:22-30
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand… Read more »
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 8:23b – 9:3
Psalm: 26 (27):1,4,13-14
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 9:2-3,11-14
Psalm: 46 (47):2-3,6-7,8-9
Gospel: Mark 3:20-21
Jesus came with his disciples into the house. Again the crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
Saint of the day: Saint Agnes, virgin & martyr Read more »
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Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 8:6-13
Psalm: 84 (85):8 u 10,11-12,13-14
Gospel: Mark 3:13-19
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 7:25 – 8:6
Psalm: 39 (40):7-8a,8b-9,10,17
Gospel: Mark 3:7-12
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17
Psalm: 109 (110):1,2,3,4
Gospel: Mark 3:1-6
Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up here before us.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent… Read more »
