News from the Church in Malta
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 56:1,6-7
Responsorial: Psalm 66 (67):2-3,5,6,8
Second Reading: Romans 11:13-15,29-32
Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not say a word in answer to her… Read more »
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a,11-13a
Psalm: 84 (85):9ab-10,11-12,13-14
Second Reading: Romans 9:1-5
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side of the sea, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray… Read more »
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 55:1-3
Psalm: 144 (145):8-9,15-16,17-18
Second Reading: Romans 8:35,37-39
Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns… Read more »
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 3:5,7-12
Psalm: 118 (119):57,72,76-77,127-128,129-130
Second Reading: Romans 8:28-30
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52
Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field… Read more »
Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta
The Interdiocesan Commission for the Promotion of Integral Human Development has expressed deep concern over the widespread electricity disruptions, warning that they are far more than an inconvenience as they are endangering health and undermining human dignity.
The Church’s Commission notes that families are enduring sleepless nights in extreme heat, older persons and those with chronic illnesses are facing heightened health risks, and many workers are reporting for duty after nights without adequate rest… Read more »
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Wisdom 12:13,16-19
Psalm: 85 (86):5-6,9-10,15-16a
Second Reading: Rom 8:26-27
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43
Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off… Read more »
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11
Psalm: 64 (65):10abcd,10e-11,12-13,14
Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Nistgħu ngħidu li f’din is-silta qasira, mill-kapitlu 11 ta’ San Mattew, Ġesù proprju jiftaħ qalbu għax jispjegalna min hu tassew. Kif nafu l-kelma ‘qalb’, anke fil-lingwa tagħna, meta ngħidu: ‘kemm għandu qalbu tajba’, ‘kemm għandu qalbu ħelwa’; qed nirreferu għall-personalità ta’ dak li jkun.
Fl-Iskrittura u fid-dinja semitika l-qalb hija l-personalità, l-identità ta’ dak li jkun. U Ġesù jiddeskrivi lilu nnifsu bħala “ta’ qalb ħelwa u umli” (Mt 11:29)… Read more »
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10
Psalm: 144 (145):1-2,8-9,10-11,13cd-14
Second Reading: Romans 8:9,11-13
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
At that time Jesus exclaimed, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will… Read more »
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Kings 4:8-11,14-16a
Psalm: 88 (89):2-3,16-17,18-19
Second Reading: Romans 6:3-4,8-11
Gospel: Matthew 10:37-42
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me… Read more »
