St. Mary's Catholic Church of Tomahawk, WI

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

This Sunday is the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, where we reflect on the central mystery of our Christian faith. The first reading presents to us Wisdom personified, exploring its primordial origins outside of time. It comes forth from God and exits with God prior to the creation of all things assisting God as His craftsman. This imagery of personified wisdom is understood as Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, by the Christian community. How does wisdom function in us?

The second reading explores the saving work of each of the three persons of the blessed Trinity. We have peace with God through the work of Jesus Christ. The peace of Christ surpasses all our worries and gains for us access to the Grace of God the Father. This access to God grows deeper where our hope also matures, which is the result of the work of the Holy Spirit. Do we become aware and allow this saving work of the Holy Trinity in us because of our love for God?

In the Gospel we hear Jesus indicating the work of the Holy Spirit that upon His arrival will guide the disciples to all truth. The origin of the Spirit’s instruction lies in God the Father and Jesus the Son. Hence we see the constant communication between the Father, the Son and the Spirit. Like that of the disciples the Spirit is poured forth continuously into the lives of God’s people. How do we prepare and welcome in our humility the blessed Holy Trinity to dwell in us and save us?

Fr. Aloysius Royan Anthony