HOMILY FOR:SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY, YEAR A

HOMILY: SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY, YEAR A [31ST MAY 2026]

Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9
Daniel 3:52-55
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
John 3:16-18

Beloved in Christ, with the celebration of Pentecost we came to the end of the Easter season. Today we are back again to the remaining long period of Ordinary Season, beginning it with the celebration of the solemnity of “The Most Holy Trinity.” This is a doctrinal feast, one not occasioned by any particular event in the life of the Saviour. Rather, it brings to mind the very Reality of God, the Divine Mystery.
Though, the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is difficult to swallow, yet, our profession of faith in the Trinity is what makes us Christians. To the point that religious groups who honour Christ and perhaps even call themselves or think of themselves as Christians, but do not share our faith in the “one God in three persons and three persons in one God” are by this very fact non-Christians. These include not only Muslims or Unitarian Universalists, but Mormons, Seventh Day Adventists, and Jehovah ´s Witnesses, for example. And so, I hope there are not some of us Catholics who are so ignorant of this root of our faith that we might be said to be non-Christians also!
But we believe in this mystery because Jesus who is God taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian faith.

What does this mystery mean for us as Christians?
As we celebrate the mystery of the Trinity, what we are invited to do is to enter into the mystery—to wonder at it, to admire it, to revel in it, sink into it, contemplate its wonder and beauty and reveal it to the world by living it out in our daily lives. This is because the unity of the Trinity is a model for our human community.

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church (no. 259) we read: “Everyone who glorifies the Father does so through the Son in the Holy Spirit; everyone who follows Christ does so because the Father draws him and the Spirit moves him.” In other words, the whole Trinity is involved, all the time. This means the three divine persons are forever united with each other in mutual love, they dwell in each other. They collaborate continually, sharing as one in all their activities.

HOMILY: SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY, YEAR A

When we look upon God as a communion of persons, we can see the image of God stamped into all of existence. Human nature, marriage, the family, human society and the Church are all icons of the Triune God who is a communion of three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

As we begin the ordinary time of the liturgical year, let us focus our attention on our community life within our families, societies, organizations and parish as a whole. As living members of the parish family, we are called not only to worship, but to participate in the community life of the parish. The parish is our church family.

How can we begin to live the community life that we are supposed to live?

First, start by beginning to see Jesus in each person. This will certainly help when we do not feel like talking to someone. Jesus is present and hidden in every individual.

Secondly, no one should be seen as a stranger. We are all brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus.

Thirdly, let us be universal in our charity. We should not avoid anyone. We should not form cliques. If we really do what we are supposed to do, family life, society life, organization life and above all, parish life can become a powerful experience.

Well, as you can see, this Sunday’s solemnity is really profound. We have a lot to ponder. But, let’s not just think about these fundamental truths of our Catholic faith. Let us put them into practice. Egotism, radical individualism and apathy are deep-seated obstacles to the Christian way of life.

Let us pray
O my God, Trinity whom I adore, help me forget myself entirely so to establish myself in you, unmovable and peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity. May nothing be able to trouble my peace or make me leave you, O my unchanging God, but may each minute bring me more deeply into your mystery! Grant my soul peace. Make it your heaven, your beloved dwelling and the place of your rest. May I never abandon you there, but may I be there, whole and entire, completely vigilant in my faith, entirely adoring, and wholly given over to your creative action.
(Prayer of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity)

Rev Fr Stephen ‘Dayo Osinkoya

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