THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY
First Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:4 – 5, 6 – 7, 8 - 9
Second Reading: Romans 5:1 - 5
Gospel Reading: John 16:12 - 15
Reflection: In today’s Responsorial Psalm we respond, “O Lord, our God how wonderful is your name in all the earth.” Indeed, the name of the Lord, our God is the most wonderful name in all the earth and it continues to be praised and admired. It is awesome. Liturgically, we are in the Ordinary Time of the year and this weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. As we delve into knowing our God through the history of salvation, we come to know that we have only one God who has revealed himself to us in three persons. These three persons are one God and not three gods/Gods. They are unified. As we celebrate this solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we open our souls and minds to admire this precious mystery of our faith as we see one God in three persons; the person of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The three persons of one God are each known very well in major works manifested in the history of salvation. God, the Father is very well known for the work of creation. God, the Son (Jesus Christ) is very well known in the work of redemption. God, the Holy Spirit is very well known in the work of sanctification. While each of those works is largely attributed to single person of one God, all three persons are fully present in each of those three works since they are all one. Delving into the Holy Scriptures, we continue to see how these three persons of one God are intertwined and inseparable. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus is telling his disciples, “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when
he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.” Again Jesus says,
“Everything that the Father has is mine, for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” The Holy Scripture reveals Jesus in the role of the Son who testifies to us the role of the Father and let us clearly know about the Holy Spirit/the Spirit of truth. This wealth of knowledge about our God from Jesus and the entire Holy Scriptures has revealed to us the truth on the Holy Trinity. The Church is making this truth known to her children through many ways. The sign of the Cross is a very profound profession of the Holy Trinity since we make it saying, “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” All sacraments and all blessings of the church are executed in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The Church continues to teach us a very simple and powerful prayer to honor the Holy Trinity, “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.” Simple as it is, this prayer speaks very clear our Trinitarian theology. And more succinctly, both the Nicene and Apostles creeds testify our belief on the Most Holy Trinity. “O Lord, our God how wonderful your name in all the earth.” Yes! Amen! Fr. Severine.