The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity: A: June 4, 2023

 THE THREE PERSONS AND ONE GOD : God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

First Reading: Exodus 34: 4-6 and 8-9

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13

Gospel Reading: John 3: 16-18

   *First reading is from the book of Exodus. Moses goes to Mount Sinai and meets the Lord God there. The Lord God forgives the people of Israel their sins of idolatry. He reveals Himself to Moses on the mountain. He shows Himself as a God of kindness and compassion and as the one who is always faithful to the covenant  He made with the chosen people, in spite of their unfaithfulness. Moses accepts the Lord God's covenant and implores forgiveness and mercy for the sins of the people of Israel. 

   *Second reading is from the second letter of St. Paul to Corinthians. Paul, in his concluding message, exhorts the Christian community at Corinth and all of us to live in peace, harmony and in love. He also gives a trinitarian blessing for the people. This blessing of Paul is often used in the liturgy of the Church. Hence, Paul emphasizes the importance of the Holy Trinity in our lives. 

The great mystery of the Most Holy Trinity                                                        Today's Gospel reading is from St. John. God's unending love for humankind and His promise of eternal life to everyone who believes in His Son Jesus is mentioned. Before the Ascension of Jesus to heaven, He promises His disciples that He would send the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of truth- to guide them to all truth. God the Father speaks to us through His beloved Son. He continues to speak to us through the Holy Spirit. The trinitarian God points to a community of love. The Most Holy Trinity actualizes as the creative love of the Father, the redemptive love of the Son and the sanctifying love of the Holy Spirit. Hence, the Most Holy Trinity is not a puzzle but a relationship of love. In God the Father we recognize the one in whom we live and move and have our very being. In God the Son we recognize the one who is the way, the truth and the life. In God the Holy Spirit we recognize the one who helps us to pray and the one who guides us in our life journey. To understand the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity - one God and three persons - is not easy for us as humans. We need the divine grace and the inspiration to go into the depth of this mystery. Thus the feast of the Most Holy Trinity teaches us the following: 1. The Most Holy Trinity is a divine mystery revealed by Jesus Himself. 2. God's unending love for the humankind is expressed through this mystery of the Most Holy Trinity.