May 26
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
“Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.”
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Reflection
Blessed Trinity Sunday to you all!
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church #260:
The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God's creatures into the perfect unity of the Blessed Trinity. But even now we are called to be a dwelling for the Most Holy Trinity: "If a man loves me," says the Lord, "he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him."
This passage concludes with the prayer of the lesser-known Carmelite nun, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (see italicized text below). What does the above paragraph mean? Simply put, the purpose or end goal of all of creation is unity with God, unity with the Trinity. Our lives were made by God and given a purpose. The purpose that God has given to all of us is to share his life, in the here and now, but more so for eternity. It’s nearly impossible for us to wrap our heads around what that looks like in the eternal realm, but what we should fix our hearts toward and build our lives on is the foundation that God—in love—has revealed himself, wants to be known by us, and that he is faithful to his word.
This desire of God is proven through the way he has manifested his love: sending himself (the Son), taking on our flesh, going to the Cross and grave, being raised from the dead, and assuring us of the promise of his presence by the gift of the Holy Spirit. With the sending of the Spirit and in communion with all that Jesus said and did, we receive the birth of the Church, God’s mystical body. How do we become incorporated into this body? Of course through the gift of Baptism, and the subsequent Sacraments—which is why the Lord in our gospel reading today is so intent that the message of the Gospel be brought to all, and that Baptism must happen. In love, God does not force this relationship on us, but chooses to offer it to us day in and day out. May our ‘yes’ to his call be constant and renewed each day to share His life, now and forever in eternity.
O my God, Trinity whom I adore, help me forget myself entirely so to establish myself in you, unmovable and peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity. May nothing be able to trouble my peace or make me leave you, O my unchanging God, but may each minute bring me more deeply into your mystery! Grant my soul peace. Make it your heaven, your beloved dwelling and the place of your rest. May I never abandon you there, but may I be there, whole and entire, completely vigilant in my faith, entirely adoring, and wholly given over to your creative action.
Amen.
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