If you would like to receive a link each week to Father Hanlys homily for the week, enter your email address in the box below: By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with the site owner and Mailchimp to receive emails from the site owner. After spending years on horseback, he thought that he had seen them all, when someone told him about a tiny chapel, on a remote island in the sea. You must look into your We embrace the suffering in life, such as we see today, as a moment to unite ourselves with Jesus in giving life to the world. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. That you are caught out from time to time? It is the giving of ourselves, it is the forgiving of God that we share with each other. If they were severe and judgmental, the God we believe in may be one who we fear. Perhaps you felt betrayed by a friend, or you felt isolated. But Peter, and the others, had to come down from the mountain because God had something more for them to do; they were sent on a mission. be God, the God of power and might, God lives in you. If we live in harmony as the Most Holy Trinity, then: The greatness of the name of the Lord will be made known through all the earth (Ps 8:2). Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mar. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. That is why they gently stroke your head, your hair, and face, and that is what happens when I confirm you today: the good Lord gently strokes you because He loves you so much. course, the third person, a Holy Spirit who inspires us, comforts us and guides And finally transcendence - connecting with the good, the beautiful, the true. The Local bishop had asked me to review a new catechism for use in his diocese. And so we walk in the spirit of God, the deep love of God, we walk with the Father and call him Father, we walk with the Son and call him Son, and were enveloped in the love that binds us all together. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. See homilies in Years A, B, and C. Corpus Christi . We are called to participate fully in the Trinitarian communion of Father, Son and Spirit through our loving communion with one another and, indeed, with all creation. Today is an important day, especially this year. The Bible also says that Adam is the son of God. God the Father is the Creator. Because God has come and He hides Himself in our own hearts, and the name of that hidden place is Gods love. Discipleship Ministries | Trinity Sunday, Year C - Preaching Notes Does Not Wisdom Call "He will declare to you the things that are to come" (John 16:13b). so, today, the only thing we can do is praise: Praise Preacher Frank Sheed used "rain" to help people understand the simplicity and variety of the Trinity. Relationship is what it is about. Hans Buob. Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 17, 2012, From Little Things, The Birth of John the Baptist, June 24, 2012, He Must Increase, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 22, 2012, How He Loves Us, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 22, 2012, Like Sheep without a Shepherd, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 19, 2012, Come to the Feast, Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 16, 2012, Jesus My Friend, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 14, 2012, The Magis, Third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 16, 2012, Rejoice or Mourn? He noticed the parents stroking their children. He's so low you can't get under Him. Timeless movement of three-Personed God. Peter, James and John seem to have come close to that experience on the mountain where the transfiguration occurred. Trinity Sunday - Year C | YOUCAT We are sometimes tempted to think of the Holy Trinity as a piece of technical theology, or the misguided math of a primitive age, but in fact, the belief in one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the living heart of the Bibles revelation of God. Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 20, 2009, Whos the Greatest? Not being welcome in the synagogue was very difficult for them. The Trinity is the defining doctrine of our Christian faith, the central statement about thekind of God we believe in. This 2011-2012Year B. Trinity C - Textweek And when we give Him that love, the only way we can give Him that love is by sharing His love with each other. The Trinity says that God is community, and so we seek. The Trinity says that God is relationship, and so we search. And he shoves him a little bit and he wakes up. Trinity Sunday Homily - OBLATE (Homily for Trinity Sunday ) Bottom line: Jesus - who has always existed as the Wisdom at the Father's side - has much more to tell us. It is greater than some things that people have used to explain it. David Garciais a retired priest from the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, where he served for 44 years. DOCAT. He was asked to avoid any difficult language, he was nervous. 28, 2004,Untitled, Third Sunday of Easter, Apr. Instead, it is the starting place for truly knowing him. a little boy was there and he ran over. The Church invites us today to reflect on the incredible mystery that is one God in three persons. does. Spitzer points out, the great philosophers tell us that we all desire happiness and they distinguish four levels of happiness: sensual pleasure, ego gratification, service and transcendence. When is The Holy Trinity, Year C, in 2025? June 6, 2022 in Homily Reading Time: 2 mins read 0 HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - YEAR C HOMILY THEME: HE SHALL GLORIFY ME"When He, the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into the whole truth" BY: Cardinal Jorge MEJA The Eastern Orthodox Bishop Kallistos Ware tells an old Eastern European story about a bishop of a large diocese who decided to visit every single one of his parishes. And the guru says, What can I do for you?, And the man says, Well, Ive come from the United States, and I heard you are a very wise man, so what I really want to do is I want you to explain to me God, so that I will do my best to worship Him the way you do., And he was a very nice man and the guru says to him, A god that you can explain is not a god that you should worship.. I am not talking about believing in God. Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13. This pandemic is our moment of the cross, our suffering, which like Jesus can be a redemptive suffering, embraced in love and transformed into something that shows love and gives life. and its mission begins. Basically, the Trinity is not a doctrine to be understood. sharers in his mission of redemption and mercy, Little People, Big Word, D Ditmer, 2013. A warning: "God dwells in inaccessible light" (1 Timothy 6:16). And if that werent complicated enough, we also have to wrestle with todays Gospel in which Christ speaks of the Holy Spirit. The great Eucharistic prayers of the Mass end with the . They do not contradict one another. And, fortunately, God has become a human being and made it so much easier. Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 29, 2004, Seating Arrangements? And, of Dont you know the Lords Prayer? No, said the hermits, Please teach us, O holy man of God! The bishop spent all afternoon teaching the absent-minded old hermits the Lords Prayer, and when they had finally gotten it, he said his goodbyes, returned to the boat, and headed back out to sea, puzzling over these odd, old men and their island. I'll start by quoting an unlikely source - Lady Gaga! We only find lasting happiness by entering that relationship. Todays first reading is part of a large section of Moses and God communicating on the mountain. The early Christians reading this gospel were going through difficult times as we are today. He is the Administrator of Parroquia LaResurreccin del Senor, Canovanas and the Chancellor of the Diocesesof Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico. Homily for Trinity Sunday on June 12, 2022. - Catholic Doors Theres an old story about a man goes up to the mountain to meet the guru. The Church was born of that Spirit, 14, 2004, Untitled, Fourth Sunday of Lent, Mar. on a new life and always with us. He came out of love and received a crucifixion instead. Let me put it this way. Michael White's Homilies ("messages"). Franciscan Friars of the Atonement is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. And as we learned last week, "those led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." You say that life surprises you? We think he is going to take away our freedom, that he will judge and condemn us. She is both God the Creator, and at the same time, the witness to creation. How many of us had all that has transpired over these past few years in our long-range plans? Jesus though was born eternally. Look at the cross. Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 13, 2011, Using Our Talents, Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 18, 2011, Christmas Gifts. Garcia was instrumental in the effort to have the Old Spanish Missions recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also oversaw the multimillion-dollar restoration of San Fernando Cathedral. Homily of the Trinity Sunday, Year C: 2019 | Immaculate Conception These includes that, we must learn to remain united in faith. Donations. so that I too may learn how to worship Him properly., And the old man smiles and he says to the boy, A god Amen. Homily for The Holy Trinity, Year C (Updated 2023) - Father Hanly However, Christ instructed us: Go into the world and baptize them, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Mt 28:19). Learn how your comment data is processed. The God of the Bible is a God of love, who cares for all creatures from the smallest to the greatest, a passionate and compassionate God, capable of being deeply moved by the sufferings of his creatures. St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower) had the experience of a deep relationship with God for most of her life, but in the end she lost the feeling of Gods loving presence. Those of us who are older were probably brought up in a church that portrayed God as demanding perfection and more to be feared than loved. Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 8, 2006, Until Death Do Us Part, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 15, 2006, Encountering the Lord, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 29, 2006, Blind Spots, Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 5, 2006, The Word of the Lord, Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 12, 2006, A Tale of Two Widows, First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 3, 2006, Hope from on High. In spite of all this distance, even hostility, we hear today that in Jesus "we have peace with God." 1, 2009, Believe, Really Believe! The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. 27, 2014, Peace Be with You, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2014, The Good Shepherd, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 18, 2014, Scandal in the Church, Trinity Sunday, June 15, 2014, What God Is Like, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 3, 2014, The Abundant Generosity of Our God, Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 7, 2014, Forgive Your Differences, The Exaltation of the Cross, Sept. 14, 2014,Untitled. And every common bush afire with God;.