The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
With the celebration of Pentecost last Sunday, the Easter Season is completed. The Holy Spirit, who first came upon Jesus at John's baptism, led Him into the desert, empowered His public ministry, and was operative in raising Him from the dead, has been given to the Disciples that they may be His witnesses in the world and complete His work. Psalm 104 spoke the message of Pentecost to everyone: Lord, send out Your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
From the beginning of the liturgical year in Advent until today, the Church has considered the magnificent manifestations of God's love toward His people: the Incarnation, the Redemption, and Pentecost. Now our attention is directed to the source of these gifts, The Most Holy Trinity, from whom everything precedes.
Our God is LOVE. The Trinity is the loving relationship of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. This is the supreme mystery to which we are all called and we were created in the image and likeness of. God is a community of Persons who share life among themselves and pour out that life to us. We are invited into this divine life and therefore asked to share it as we will hear in today's Gospel: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. These are the 3 missions we receive from Christ: King: make disciples; Priest: baptizing them; and Prophet: teaching them. But this is only possible if first we participate in the divine life.
Take some time to think about it. God is constantly calling you to participate in this loving relationship. If you look carefully the things that are most precious for you are relationships. Paraphrasing St. Augustin, our hearts were made for God and are restless until we find the love of God. There are so many things that distract us from good relationships. So many things that become an obstacle (envy, judgment, anger...). Maybe as we celebrate and reflect on the Trinity we can renew the desire to build good relationships as a response to this invitation. Today is a good day to read and take to heart the words of St. Paul: “O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are His judgments, and how unsearchable are His ways!” The mercy and love of the Trinitarian God surrounds us, embraces us, and offers us salvation. We are therefore invited to share all these blessings with those who are closest to us.
Have a blessed masa and worship the source of ALL LIFE!
Fr.Carlos