The Solemnity of the Holy Trinity sums up the work of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the economy of salvation. Throughout the long history of God's dealings with men, it is only "in the last days" where it is revealed that He is "Father" calling us all to be children, He is "Son", showing us the way of obedience and love, He is "Holy Spirit" empowering us and transforming us into "children of God". In the Paschal Mystery, it is revealed that the Trinity is God for us, with us and in us. Read the following articles and use the following for your reflection guide.
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1. "Baptize ... in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit...". The Lord commands his apostles to consecrate all to the Holy Trinity. When you were baptized, you were consecrated to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Reflect. When you were baptized, you became a participant in the life of communion of the Holy Trinity. The meaning of your life comes to light only in this participation. How have you been deepening your understanding of your life with the Trinity?
2. When we were baptized, the theological virtues of faith, hope and love were infused into us. The theological virtues dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have God for their origin, their motive, and their object - God known by faith, God hoped in and loved for his own sake. (CCC 1840)
Reflect. We have been enabled to live with, in and for God. What we call "the spiritual life" is precisely our life immersed in the life of God. It is a life in faith and in hope continually expressed in love. How have you been cultivating this life in God?
3. Paul, in the second reading, describes to us the kind of empowerment we get from the Holy Spirit who has been poured into our hearts with the love of God (Rom. 5:5). The Spirit makes us "children of God" enabling us to call God "Abba" and co-heirs with the Son.
Reflect. You are in fact "child of God". This has been the constant refrain of the Sundays of Easter. How have you been living that reality?
