February 1 st, 2026 (4 Sunday Ordinary A)

Dear brothers and sisters,  we saw last Sunday that Christ is this light that shines into the darkness walking by the sea of Galilee and calling the first disciples to follow him. Today we see better this light that is calling also us out of darkness. This light is the sermon of the mount that he begins to proclaim and is announced with strength also for us today. From the mountain Christ announces to the people who are listening to them a promise. Christ in the sermon of the mount and the beatitudes of today begins to describe the effect of the eruption of the kingdom of heaven in us. With the beatitudes begins the description of this promise in which God has the power to rebuild in us a new man. This new man is no longer dominated by sin and this darkness but is filled with the light of the kingdom of God. If you realize today that you are truly poor and a truly a sinner and if you can see that you cannot absolutely make it, this promise comes for you. God takes what is weak and what is nothing in the world and makes it “wisdom of God, righteousness, sanctification and redemption.” Gods power in us with this promise of the beatitudes, can transform the worst sinner into a child of God. God can totally transform our nature, from being slaves to sin, selfishness and fear in becoming filled like Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit. In us can reside the kingdom of God, which means that we can live everything as a blessing even a cancer. If the kingdom of heaven, Jesus Christ, this light, lives in us, then we can do works of eternal life. Death, sin, selfishness and fear who up to now were dominating us have no longer a grip on us. We can love without any limit even if persecuted we can pray for those persecuting us and killing us and dance and shout for joy for the kingdom of God comes with us! 

Peace, Fr. Nicholas, Pastor