Homily for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinal Time, January 22nd, 2023
Today’s readings are clearly about light: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. Isaiah 9:1 The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen." Matthew 4:16 The passage from Isaiah refers to the solemn promise made by God to King David that his kingdom will be established forever; and the second one refers to the keeping of that promise in Jesus Christ, the “Son of God” but also the “Son of David” as, historical