The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded,
before the oldest of his works.
From everlasting I was firmly set,
from the beginning, before earth came into being.
The deep was not, when I was born,
there were no springs to gush with water.
Before the mountains were settled,
before the hills, I came to birth;
before he made the earth, the countryside,
or the first grains of the world’s dust.
When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there,
when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep,
when he thickened the clouds above,
when he fixed fast the springs of the deep,
when he assigned the sea its boundaries
– and the waters will not invade the shore –
when he laid down the foundations of the earth,
I was by his side, a master craftsman,
delighting him day after day,
ever at play in his presence,
at play everywhere in his world,
delighting to be with the sons of men.
Responsorial Psalm 8:4-9
Second reading Romans 5:1-5
The love of God has been poured into our hearts
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith we are judged righteous and at peace with God, since it is by faith and through Jesus that we have entered this state of grace in which we can boast about looking forward to God’s glory. But that is not all we can boast about; we can boast about our sufferings. These sufferings bring patience, as we know, and patience brings perseverance, and perseverance brings hope, and this hope is not deceptive, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given us.
Gospel John 16:12-15
The Spirit of truth will lead you to the complete truth
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘I still have many things to say to you
but they would be too much for you now.
But when the Spirit of truth comes
he will lead you to the complete truth,
since he will not be speaking as from himself
but will say only what he has learnt;
and he will tell you of the things to come.
He will glorify me,
since all he tells you
will be taken from what is mine.
Everything the Father has is mine;
that is why I said:
All he tells you
will be taken from what is mine.’
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The Trinity of love
Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: God is one, but exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are never separated but always united, even though each is a distinct person. Eternally one and united, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit always work for the good of humanity. For many of us, the concept of the Holy Trinity can feel abstract, and we might approach it merely as a theological idea. However, as Christians, the Holy Trinity is not just an abstract concept, but a reality that should transform the way we live and love.
“…when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth…” (The Gospel). The Spirit of truth leads us to encounter the Trinitarian God as He truly is- a God who is living and active in our lives, loving, re-creating, sustaining, guiding and empowering us. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwells in us and invites us to live with Him and live with one another in love. Today, let the Triune God shape our way of speaking, acting, responding, and loving so that we can be reflections of His love for those around us.
Reflective question:
Am I a reflection of the Trinity in the way I live and love?
Acknowledgment: Reflections are based on “Prayer for Living: The Word of God for Daily Prayer Year C” by Sr Maria Jose FMVD.
