Summary: Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. "Why did Jesus come to this Earth? People would say, 'Well, Jesus came to save us.' Check. Amen. Yes! How did He save us? He died on the Cross and rose from the dead. But remember what happens right after He gets born? There's the massacre of the innocents, Herod was trying to kill all the babies. Why not just let Him get killed and rise from the dead then? He could have just done it right there. Clearly because Jesus is more than just the Guy that is supposed to die and rise. He is here to do something, that's why He is called Christ. He is the new Anointed One, He is the new David. Here is the deal: He is not just here to save us. He is here to establish a Kingdom." Mass Readings from January 30, 2011: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12
