Exiit qui seminar -Most Holy Trinity
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In 1922, St. Pio of Pietrelcina gave an explanation of the Most Holy Trinity to a young Italian girl whose faith was tested by her teachers who didn't believe in God. He said, "My daughter, when a housewife makes bread, what does she use? Three different ingredients; flour, yeast, and water. She kneads the dough, which has been mixed and formed into one single substance. She uses this dough to make three loaves of bread. Each loaf is of the same substance, yet separate from the other two. From this example, we can proceed to God, who is one Being, and at the same time, He is Three Persons, each one equal yet distinct from the other two. God the Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit. The Son is neither the Father nor the Holy Spirit. God the Father begets the Son; the Son proceeds from the Father; and the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and the Son. They are three individual beings, equal and at the same time distinct. Nevertheless, they are one God only, because the Divine Nature is unique and identical." St. Patrick, in his famous Breastplate prayer, arises, "[t]hrough a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, [t]hrough belief in the Threeness, [t]hrough confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation."
While the nature of the Trinity still remains a mystery to us as a people of faith, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are ever present in our lives. Through them, through their strength and love, we, unworthy as we may be, participate in the acts of creation, salvation and sanctification every single day. Every prayer begins and ends with the declaration of our belief in the Trinity through the Sign of the Cross. Every opening prayer at Mass is addressed to the Father, through the Son who lives and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit - God forever and ever! In the business of our lives and in the roteness of our prayer, we can easily lose sight of what the Lord has done for us, what He is currently doing for our sake and will continue to do for us in the future.
Prayerfully reflect on how we have been a part of all the aspects of the Most Blessed Trinity. How have we shared in the role of creation? How has our sacrifice and our embrace of the cross led towards the salvation of our souls and of others? How has our faith life been inspired by the prompting of the Holy Spirit so that we can grow in holiness as we serve our Triune God and one another? Let our prayer echo the words of opening prayer for Mass this Sunday: "God, our Father, who by the sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty."
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Fr. Rob Sinatra
