Naresh Namindla csc –
Readings: Pro 8: 22-31; Rom 5: 1-5; Jn 16: 12-15
Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of the most Holy Trinity, also called as Trinity Sunday. The basic catechism teaches us that there are three distinct persons in one God. Trinity is a mystery. We articulate this mystery in our daily prayers. Though we rely on this mystery at every moment in our day, we seldom can explain it.
It is like that of faith. We have faith in the trinitarian God, yet we find it difficult to explain it in words. It is God himself who revealed this mystery to the human beings so that we can escape from the corrupt world and become participants in the divine nature (2 pet 1:4).
In today’s first reading, we hear that God was present or lived before the creation of the world.
In the second reading, St. Paul asserts that through Christ, we are justified, pardoned, and granted access to his Father. Christ suffered for us and through his grace, we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God whenever we participate in the Eucharist.
In the gospel reading, Jesus promises us to send the Holy Spirit to us that guides our lives according to the will of God.
Today’s liturgy invites us not to forget the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and of the power of the Holy Spirit that enabled the Apostles to become courageous to preach the risen Lord.
The same Spirit that enabled the disciples is now dwelling within us so that we may understand the mysteries of God and participate in the divine nature by listening to the promptings of the Spirit. Thus, we not only experience the trinitarian God but also give witness to it in our daily lives.