Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (Cycle A, Year II)

Community Word : The perfect love of the Holy Trinity calls us to live in solidarity in our desire to be holy.

Theme: We live in solidarity in our desire to be holy when we believe in the fellowship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Promise: “…everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (Jn 3: 16b)

Reflection:
As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we can’t help but be reminded of our childhood catechism class where we were introduced to the mystery of “One God in Three Divine Persons.” Beyond this, and being told it is a mystery, not much else was told us about the Holy Trinity, which the Catechism of the Catholic Church describes as, “the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life” (CCC 234).

Though we may never fully comprehend the mystery of the Trinity, perhaps it benefits us to know that it is the sense of perfect communion and unity among the three Persons of our Triune God, a unity that we, as disciples in community, should emulate as a way of life.

The objective of observing the Solemnity in our Church’s yearly calendar is to help us discover and learn more about the Holy Trinity, and how three Divine Persons, while distinct from one another, are in perfect communion of love and harmony with each other, and is a community in itself, a community of God. As such, every community should conscientiously focus and strive to follow our Triune God’s example of perfect unity and love. Because no human being is perfect, it follows that no community – being made up of imperfect beings – can be perfect either. But we should not tire, or grow weary, of striving for unity despite our imperfection and diversity. Let God be present to us and allow Him to work through us in our community.

Can we, in community, attain even a fraction of this oneness, a communion of love? We all come from a secular world and were brought up in diverse cultures, with distinct values and ways, hence different from one another. But, the real key is that if all of us “branches” could consciously strive to remain attached to the true “vine” who is Christ, we would surely attain a measure of communion despite many obstacles.

The theme for the week is: We live in solidarity in our desire to be holy when we believe in the fellowship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The will of God for us is unity. He came so that all may be one – one with our God and one with one another. We are in community, so let love for the Lord be the basis of our unity. Let us heed God’s call to manifest the unity of the Most Holy Trinity as we live our life in harmonious fellowship with one another. Let us lift up to the Lord our relationships, our activities and hopes, our families, the BLD community, and our country. Motivated by love, obedience, and oneness, the Holy Spirit will empower us, BLD members, to even greater heights in serving God!

We can only claim to be true disciples of God, when the unity of the Most Holy Trinity manifests in us. Union with God must show itself not only in a person’s life of faith, but above all, in the person’s love for his brethren. Isn’t our prime objective in joining community is to serve God and others through the BLD? As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity, let us ask God to bless our families and our community that we may imitate the way the Persons of the Trinity love and live for one another.

To be more empowered to serve, we must strive to keep our BLD family bonded together in love. Then, we shall be more focused and better motivated to pursue our mission and service to God and our brethren. We are all commissioned to proclaim a living God, a God alive in us. But does our witnessing show God truly present in us? Are we promoters of His goodness or are we just promoting ourselves and our self-interests? What good is it to have read and understood all Scripture, if we do not follow what it tells us?

Let us ponder what the Catechism of the Catholic Church declares: “Christ bestowed unity on His Church from the beginning. He gives His Church the gift of unity, but the Church must always pray and work to maintain, reinforce, and perfect the unity that Christ wills for her… The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and call of the Holy Spirit,” (CCC 820).

Prayer:
Abba Father, You promised us in John 3:16b that, “…everyone who believes in You might not perish but might have eternal life.” Thus, we declare that we believe in You. It is our prayer that You cause us to be united with the Holy Trinity and others, so that Your kingdom remains to be established here on earth, enabling us to have a foretaste of Your promise of eternal life.

Reflection Guide Questions:
1. How can you relate to the Blessed Trinity in your day-to-day life?
2. How does the Blessed Trinity inspire you in your interpersonal relationships?
This Week’s Daily Mass Reading Guide:
June 7, 2020 (Sun) – Ex 34:4-6, 8, 9/Dn 3:52-56/2Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18
June 8, 2020 (Mon) – 1 Kgs 17:1-6/ Ps 121/ Mk 5:1-12
June 9, 2020 (Tues) – 1 Kgs 17:7-16/ Ps 4/ Mt 5:13-16
June 10, 2020 (Wed) – 1 Kgs 18:20-39/ Ps 16/ Mt 5:17-19
June 11, 2020 (Thurs) – Ac 11:21b-26, 13:1-3/ Ps 98/ Mt 5:20-26
June 12, 2020 (Fri) – 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/ Ps 27/ Mt 5:27-32
June 13, 2020 (Sat) – 1 Kgs 19:19-21/ Ps 16/ Mt 5:33-37

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