I could continue to quote from the Catechism, or from any number of the saints. Still, this revelation of the Lord God, that the Oneness of God is known through three persons…is… no easy matter to understand. Indeed, it is the mystery of God in himself. What I would suggest for us, in seeking to honor the Lord God in this solemn celebration of the Most Holy Trinity: seek to ponder the reality of relationship, not with things, but among people. In your prayer this week, seek to ponder how Jesus of Nazareth relates with the Invisible One. Was it in understanding? Was it through an act of will? Was it through the desire of love? How did Jesus of Nazareth relate with his mother, with his friends, with his childhood buddies, with his disciples?
If this relational understanding of the mystery of the Trinity is the central mystery of our faith, then it should inform our lives, our relationships. What has the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit (the relational Oneness of God as Trinity) to do with how you and I relate, or you and your spouse, or you and your children?
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Please remember that we will suspend the two Masses in Donnellan Hall for the summer. I have made this decision after consulting with the staff, and after considering the fact of a decline in Mass attendance during the summer months, and after knowing of the desire of the priests ... as many of you do…to take a vacation during the summer months. The last 8:30 am and 10:30 am liturgies in Donnellan Hall for the summer will take place on the 25th of May.
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God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life (John 3.16). This is part of the Gospel proclamation at today’s Masses. When I was about seven or eight, this was one of the scripture passages that I memorized in the Baptist Sunday school that I attended. Are our children learning the scriptures? Are your children learning the scriptures? Are we learning from the sacred scriptures, and the living tradition of the Church? How will we experience the renewal of heart promised at Pentecost?
AMDG
Msgr. David Talley
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