Seven centuries before Christ, the prophet Isaiah announced that with the coming of Christ, the Son of God who would become man, the final phase of history would begin. How long will it last? We do not know the answer to that question but St Paul tells us that we are now in that time, that hour. We are close to that time that was first proclaimed by the prophets. Now we live in the eschatological hour because Christ, with his Incarnation and Resurrection, has placed before humanity the final opportunity to save themselves. Salvation begins on this earth. Salvation means liberation – true liberation from sin, from selfishness, from illiteracy, from hunger – freedoms of the earth that prepare us for the great freedom of the Kingdom of God.Archbishop Oscar Romero homily “Th