Daily Mass Readings for September 23, 2024: Gospel — Lc 8, 16-18

2 ⁷ Do not withhold good from those who need it when you have the ability to help. 2 ⁸ Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time. 2 ⁹ Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly. 3 ⁰ Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause if he has not treated you wrongly. 3 ¹ Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose any of his ways; 3 ² for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright. 3 ³ The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. 3 ⁴ With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.