The Gospel of the day: 3rd October

The Gospel reading for October 3 features the account of seventy-two disciples returning to Jesus with joy because even demons were subject to them through his name. According to the text provided by the Archdiocese of Malta, Jesus responds by telling them not to rejoice in their power over spirits, but to rejoice because their names are written in heaven.

Jesus further describes seeing Satan fall like lightning from the sky and states that he has given the disciples power to overcome the enemy without harm. The passage includes Jesus praising God for revealing these truths to the childlike rather than to the wise and learned. He concludes by telling the disciples they are blessed for seeing and hearing what many prophets and kings desired to see and hear but did not.

The daily readings also include a first reading from Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17 and Psalm 118.