HOMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JANUARY
Homily for the 4th of January 1 John 3:7-10; John 1: 35-42 What are you looking for? In the first reading of today, St. John in his first letter tells us: "Everyone who commits sin is a achild of the devil" (1John 3:8). Here, St. John speaks of mortal sin. He underscores: "Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God's seed abides in them; they cannot sin because they have been born of God. The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right not from God, nor are those who not love their brothers and sisters" (1John 3:9-10). Dearest friends in Christ, where do you belong? It is either we are children of God or of the devil. The word of God tells us in the Gospel of Matthew: "By their fruits we shall know them" (Mt 7:20). What kind of fruits do you bear? Remember, the purpose for which the Son of God was revealed was to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). The Gospel reading of ...