Second Sunday of Pentecost Season
Trinity Sunday
Second Sunday of Pentecost Season-Trinity Sunday
Reflection 1
Embracing the Mystery
On the first Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity- the central doctrine of the Christian faith- the God we believe in; One God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Today’s gospel reading, known as the “great commission,” sends forth the disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As the disciples gathered around Jesus, He proclaimed His authority, declaring that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him. This declaration not only affirms Jesus' divinity but also sets the stage for the mission He is about to entrust to His followers. It is a mission that transcends earthly boundaries, including all nations and peoples.
Today Christ commands His disciples to go and teach all nations, and through the disciples, He calls all of us. We have to go and teach all nations, and this is not something optional, but it is an obligation for every Christian. This is the true Christianity and the true testimony. We are encouraged by our knowledge that the Lord is present with us through His Holy Spirit who drives us, guides us, protects us and supports us.
The Mystery of the Trinity
The Church teaches that the Trinity is an absolute mystery, that is, it transcends our ordinary human capacity for understanding. We are able to know the Father and the Son in and through their mission of creation and salvation, whereby they become actively present in our lives. The Father lovingly creates and the Son offers us his healing life-giving redemption. Through the revelation of the scriptures, we come to know the Holy Spirit as God’s presence remaining with us to sanctify us and protect us.
We will never be able to fully depict the inner essence, depth, beauty and omnipotence of the Trinity. Although, we may not be able to explain it or understand it but we can feel it when we experience it. It is beyond our limited understanding but this does not stop us from living it and seeking it.
The celebration of Love
Trinity Sunday is a celebration of our God who is LOVE, We reflect upon God as a community of persons – Father, Son and Spirit; an infinite relationship of love which is intimate and life-giving; deeply personal, yet all-embracing. It is in this love that our community of faith finds its source and destiny.
It is in this love, that, today, our community can ask some difficult questions, about right and just relationships with our fellow brothers and sisters; how can we improve the relationship between the wider community and ourselves? How can we resolve the causes of injustice? How can we work towards a future based on justice for all people? Gwen Simon
Prayer
Lord, let my life be a space in which you can work in the world. Clear away my inner rubbish, and fill me with your Spirit of healing, delight and peace, so that everything I do may be the fruit of your life in me. (A prayer by Angela Ashwin)
A thought for the week
“The three Persons are distinct from one another; a sublime knowledge is infused into the soul, imbuing it with a certainty of the truth that the Three are of one substance, power, and knowledge and are one God.” St. Teresa of Ávila
Reflection 1
Embracing the Mystery
On the first Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity- the central doctrine of the Christian faith- the God we believe in; One God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Today’s gospel reading, known as the “great commission,” sends forth the disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As the disciples gathered around Jesus, He proclaimed His authority, declaring that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him. This declaration not only affirms Jesus' divinity but also sets the stage for the mission He is about to entrust to His followers. It is a mission that transcends earthly boundaries, including all nations and peoples.
Today Christ commands His disciples to go and teach all nations, and through the disciples, He calls all of us. We have to go and teach all nations, and this is not something optional, but it is an obligation for every Christian. This is the true Christianity and the true testimony. We are encouraged by our knowledge that the Lord is present with us through His Holy Spirit who drives us, guides us, protects us and supports us.
The Mystery of the Trinity
The Church teaches that the Trinity is an absolute mystery, that is, it transcends our ordinary human capacity for understanding. We are able to know the Father and the Son in and through their mission of creation and salvation, whereby they become actively present in our lives. The Father lovingly creates and the Son offers us his healing life-giving redemption. Through the revelation of the scriptures, we come to know the Holy Spirit as God’s presence remaining with us to sanctify us and protect us.
We will never be able to fully depict the inner essence, depth, beauty and omnipotence of the Trinity. Although, we may not be able to explain it or understand it but we can feel it when we experience it. It is beyond our limited understanding but this does not stop us from living it and seeking it.
The celebration of Love
Trinity Sunday is a celebration of our God who is LOVE, We reflect upon God as a community of persons – Father, Son and Spirit; an infinite relationship of love which is intimate and life-giving; deeply personal, yet all-embracing. It is in this love that our community of faith finds its source and destiny.
It is in this love, that, today, our community can ask some difficult questions, about right and just relationships with our fellow brothers and sisters; how can we improve the relationship between the wider community and ourselves? How can we resolve the causes of injustice? How can we work towards a future based on justice for all people? Gwen Simon
Prayer
Lord, let my life be a space in which you can work in the world. Clear away my inner rubbish, and fill me with your Spirit of healing, delight and peace, so that everything I do may be the fruit of your life in me. (A prayer by Angela Ashwin)
A thought for the week
“The three Persons are distinct from one another; a sublime knowledge is infused into the soul, imbuing it with a certainty of the truth that the Three are of one substance, power, and knowledge and are one God.” St. Teresa of Ávila