Daily Mass Readings for September 08, 2024: Gospel — Mc 7, 31-37

⁴ Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge; with divine retribution he comes to deliver you.” ⁵ Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear. ⁶ Then the lame will leap like a deer, the mute tongue will shout for joy; for water will burst forth in the wilderness, streams in the arid rift valley. ⁷ The dry soil will become a pool of water, the parched ground springs of water. Where jackals once lived and sprawled out, grass, reeds, and papyrus will grow.

¹ My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ² For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes, ³ do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person, “You stand over there,” or “Sit on the floor”? ⁴ If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? ⁵ Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?