January 11, 2026 (Baptism of the Lord A)

Dear brothers and sisters today is the baptism of the Lord in the river Jordan. Christ is the servant that descends to the lowest point of the earth and enters the waters sanctifying them and fulfilling for us every justice. As Isaiah says, “a bruised reed he shall not break and a smoldering wick he shall not quench, until he establishes justice on the earth.” The  waters are an image of sin and death, the deepest dissatisfaction and emptiness we experience in our life. Christ enters them submerging himself fully in every human suffering and taking it upon himself. In the baptism, Christ descends to the depths of our sufferings and comes out of the waters destroying sin and death. As soon as Christ comes out, the heavens open, the power of the Holy Spirit descends and rests upon him and the voice of the Father is heard: “this is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.” Christ today sanctifies this water, he sanctifies our sufferings, because he descends with us, destroying in us the lie of the devil that tells us that God is not love. In the face of suffering Christ wants to give us the power of his Holy Spirit to enlighten our eyes and open our ears, so that we can also see the heavens open in front of us and listen to the voice of the Father that testifies to us that God loves us and see fulfilled in our life every justice. 

Peace, fr. Nicholas, Pastor