Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity

Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity
Patricia Tomich
Senior Director, Mission Integration

Among the feasts and solemnities celebrated throughout the Church's liturgical year, the Most Holy Trinity reverberates through the ages with mystery. The Trinity structures our entire belief system. We mark ourselves with the sign of the cross and teach our children and grandchildren the sign of our faith. The Catholic catechism instructs that the Trinity is a dynamic communion of persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—united in perfect love. Though the doctrine of the Trinity is often depicted through symbols and doctrinal formulations, its essence transcends mere abstraction, resonating deeply within the realm of love and relationships. The Trinity moves us to the most profound mystery of LOVE animated in a dynamic relationship. This is where my mind and heart resonate on this Solemnity of the Holy Trinity.

This solemnity invites us to reflect upon the role we play in the dynamic relationship entangled within the Trinity. This is God’s very nature, a gift given freely to all. We are created in the image and likeness of God, and it’s in this relationship that we discover that we too are relational creatures with the desire to be in communion with others and the entire created order.

In our loving relationship with God the Creator, we become co-creators with the freedom to reimagine and fashion a world anew. Through the incarnation of the Son, God probes the depths of our human experience, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. In Christ, we witness love incarnate—a love boundless in its reach, descending to the lowest depths to raise each of us to divine heights. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit empowers us to live a divine life, fostering communion with God, one another and all creation and reaching beyond the cosmos. 

On Trinity Sunday, we reflect upon this dynamic relationship calling us into communion with all that is ONE. O Triune God, breathe within and through us your Divine Love; may our relationships radiate your Light and Truth to the ends of the earth and beyond.