Trinity Sunday Homily

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

The Trinity is central to our Christian belief. It is the proclamation of one God in three persons. It is a mystery which is difficult for the mind to grasp and thus has often been explained through the use of various analogies which always fall short and more often then not fall into some type of heresy.

Nevertheless, the Trinity is a proclamation of love. There is a lot that we “love” be it a sport’s team, a type of food, a television program, or an individual. In English we are lacking of a proper expression of love. When I speak of the love that exists within the Trinity I am speaking of a love which is much deeper then what one has for the Volunteers or pizza.

In other languages we have different words which negate the type of love that is being mentioned. In Latin the greatest form of love is “caritas.” It is from this word “caritas” that we get the word charity. Such a love is mutual, perfect, and flowing over. This type of love gives entirely of itself and asks for nothing in return.

The Trinity is the greatest expression of such a love. Through the three Persons that make up the Trinity we have a love which is perfect, mutual, and flowing over. The Father’s love for the Son is so great a love that from it is begotten another, the Holy Spirit. These three Persons of the one Godhead have existed for all time and remain important for us in this day and age.

Marriages should strive to be modeled after such an outpouring of love. Through marriage one is entering into something much deeper then a love that can be thrown away when it no longer seems important. Through marriage the couple strive to enter into this love of the Trinity growing in such love day by day through the gift of God’s grace.

The Most Holy Trinity assists us no matter where we may be because the Trinity is the hallmark of how we ought to live as a community. We must strive to enter into such a manifest outpouring of love and share what we receive with others. It is impossible for us to give from that which we do not yet possess and so we must be willing to enter into the love of the Trinity.

Let the Most Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit be the guide upon which we build our faith and grow in our commitment to true love which is given entirely of self asking for nothing in return. It is the lack of such love present in our world that we see the many issues that surround us. The love of the Trinity becomes the beacon to which we must place our sight.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirt, as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.