This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us of the reason why Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, left His heavenly dwelling and became one of us…“to set the earth on fire!” Just like the Holy Spirit came down as tongues of fire to inflame the followers of Jesus in the early Church, to live and preach the Gospel, Jesus came down with the same holy fire of His love, to make us bearers of His light of truth, faith, and hope.