News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Proverbs 21:1-6,10-13
Psalm: 118 (119):1,27,30,34,35,44
Gospel: Luke 8:19-21
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.”
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” Read more »
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Readings of the day
First Reading: Proverbs 3:27-34
Psalm: 14 (15):2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5
Gospel: Luke 8:16-18
“No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light. Then pay attention to how you listen; for to those who have, more will be given; and from those who do not have, even what they seem to have will be taken away.”
Saint of the day: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Read more »
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Wisdom 2:12,17-20
Psalm: 53 (54):3-4,5,6,8
Second Reading: James 3:16 – 4:3
Gospel: Mark 9:30-37
In those days, Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” Read more »
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Saint Matthew, apostle & evangelist – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ephesians 4:1-7,11-13
Psalm: 18:2-5
Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
In those days, as Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” Read more »
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Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Psalm: 16 (17):1,6-7,8b & 15
Gospel: Luke 8:1-3
Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Psalm: 117 (118):1-2,16ab-17,28
Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
In those days, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. … Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:31 – 13:13
Psalm: 32 (33):2-3,4-5,12 & 22
Gospel: Luke 7:31-35
Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14,27-31a
Psalm: 100 (101):1-2ab,2cd-3ab,5,6
Gospel: Luke 7:11-17
Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26,33
Psalm: 39 (40):7-8a,8b-9,10,17
Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave… Read more »
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 50:5-9a
Psalm: 114(116):1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9
Second Reading: James 2:14-18
Gospel: Mark 8:27-35
Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly… Read more »
