J.M.J.
“ . . . you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the
LORD is God
in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other.”
in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other.”
My Brothers and Sisters in
Christ,
Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, is the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
What a reality! God is Three in One: The
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Most of us were probably very young when
we first learned this truth. It governs all we know. And it governs who we are.
Here is a brief and incomplete summary of
the Most Blessed Trinity.
1. The Most Holy Trinity is
the Supreme Being Who is God—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This is
Catholicism’s foundation.
2. The Holy Trinity—eternal,
perfect, limitless—always existed, exists now and will exist always.
3. God the Father, God the Son
and God the Holy Spirit are three distinct and equal Persons. God is Three in
One.
4. The Father is not greater
than the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each is a different Person, but equal in
majesty.
5. God has created, redeemed
and made us holy. His love brought us into being, restored us to health when we
had sinned and sanctified us.
6. God wants us to be happy on
earth; He shows us the path to happiness: knowing and obeying His holy plan.
His will alone is our joy and salvation.
7. By obeying His plan, we
prepare to see Him “face to face” in Heaven. Experiencing the Blessed Trinity
in Paradise is the ultimate happiness.
8. Love connects the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.
9. The Holy Trinity is
merciful. Although we cannot match God’s goodness, He wants us to imitate Him
through our love and compassion.
10. God, Who is love, is
pleased when we—His children—know, love and serve Him.
As we hear in today’s Holy
Gospel from Saint Matthew, Jesus, the Son of God and the Son of Mary, just
before His Ascension, promised to be with us until the end of time. Let us put
our trust in His promise.
The Ever-Virgin Mother of God
is the Daughter of the Father, the Mother of the Son and the Spouse of the Holy
Spirit.
When we pray, receive the Holy
Sacraments, venerate Our Blessed Lady, read Sacred Scripture, study the
Teachings of the Church and the Lives of the Saints, and perform works of charity and self-denial, then we witness
to the Presence and the Power of the Most Holy Trinity in us.
As a venerable hymn puts it:
“O Most Holy Trinity,
Undivided Unity.
Holy God, Mighty God,
God Immortal, Be adored.”
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