September 13, 2026 (24 Sunday Ordinary A)

Dear brothers and sisters,

The readings of today speak to us about mercy and forgiveness. God shows his infinite mercy towards us through Jesus Christ. Christ in fact gives his life on the cross and resurrects to show us his forgives. Through our sins we kill Christ, but he is stronger than our sins for this reason he resurrected. The resurrection of Christ demonstrates to us exactly this, that our sins have been all forgiven. Christ in fact is always ready to forgive us and is praying for our conversion that we may abandon sin.

If Christ forgives us always and this immense mercy is given to us every day also through the Church and the sacraments, we also are called to forgive our neighbor. The problem is that many times we are unwilling. We very easily see “the speck in the brother’s eye but we do not see the wooden beam on our own.” This is a big problem. Because this is not how God acts with us. The readings of today show to us that we cannot expect forgiveness from God if first we do not forgive our brother all his faults.

God through Jesus Christ is constantly showing us forgiveness so we also can show forgiveness. God would like to remove all bitterness, resentment, envy, jealousy, violence from our hearts and give us a heart like his, capable of forgiving always. Not only to forgive seven times as Peter thinks but seventy times seven. To forgive like Jesus Christ without any limit. This is the love of God and the love of the Christians.

Peace, Fr. Nicholas