Pastor's Reflection - June 15, 2025

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Dear Parish Family,

This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, one of the central mysteries of our Catholic faith. The Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is not a puzzle to be solved but a divine reality to be embraced. It reveals to us who God is: a communion of love, eternal relationship, and perfect unity.

Many of us may remember learning that the Trinity is "three Persons in one God." It's a simple phrase, but it points to an infinite mystery. We believe in one God, not three gods, yet this one God is a relationship of three distinct Persons, each fully God, co-eternal, and consubstantial. While we may never fully comprehend this mystery with our minds, we are invited to enter into it with our hearts.

Why does this matter for us? Because we are made in the image and likeness of God. If God is relationship—perfect, self-giving love—then we are most fully ourselves when we live in loving relationship with God and with one another. The Trinity isn’t just a doctrine; it’s the foundation of Christian life. It teaches us that love is not something God does—it is who God is.

This solemnity also reminds us that every part of our faith life is Trinitarian. We were baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We begin and end our prayers with the Sign of the Cross. The Mass itself is filled with Trinitarian language, from the opening greeting to the final blessing.

Let this Sunday be an invitation to dwell in the love of the Triune God. May the Father’s providence, the Son’s saving grace, and the Spirit’s guiding presence continue to bless and strengthen our parish family.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit!

In Christ,Fr. James Northrop, Pastor