Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinal Time, January 23rd, 2022
Today’s readings are about freedom. From the 1st reading we gather that, after returning from exile, for the first time, in a highly charged atmosphere of deep emotions, the Jews were free to celebrate God’s gift of the Torah (the Law). In the 2nd reading, St. Paul tells us how Jesus freed us from sin through his blood on the cross, and how he has poured his Holy Spirit of freedom into our hearts, so that we could be free to use our gifts, skills and talents for the good of the entire mystical Body of Christ, the Church. Finally, the Gospel narrative of