HOMILY OF SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY — YEAR A

HOMILY OF SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY — YEAR A

HOMILY THEME: THREE PERSONS IN ONE GOD

BY: Fr Cyril Unachukwu CCE

Ex 34: 4 – 9, 2 Cor 13: 11 – 13, Jn 3: 16 – 18

Today we celebrate one of the most distinguishing aspects of our faith, the Most Holy Trinity. That in God, there are three Divine Persons, distinct and inseparably united, equal in majesty, honour, glory and power, but they are not three gods, they are One God. On the Trinity, “one can only but be humble to realize that one knows so little and be simple in explaining the little one knows.” May God always give us the humility of the mind and the simplicity of the faith to wholeheartedly accept His self revelation of Himself to us; Amen.

God is a community of three Divine Persons and He is the source of everything, “maker of all things, visible and invisible.” Everything that is created has its origin in the Trinity and must have an imprint of the Trinity. This imprint is our mark of authenticity; it is God’s mark of ownership and should be reflected in our actions and choices. Just like in God we have three unique and distinct Persons, so also God created us unique and distinct in our own different ways. Also, just like these three Persons are inseparably united in the One Divine Essence, so also we are invited to live after the image and example of our common origin.

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An aspect of the Trinity that we need to live out in the world is this community consciousness. Our source of existence is a Community of Three Persons, and together in the One God, they hold all things in being. This is really manifested in the First Reading (Ex 34:4-6, 6-9), the Second Reading (2 Cor 13:11-13) and in the Gospel Reading (John 3:16-18) in which God, acting in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit continued to sustain the created order and to save us from damnation.

The world is facing different challenges because of the forgetfulness of this imprint and image of God in us. Every part of the globe is experiencing this eclipse of community mindedness, both in the Church and in the secular society, in the family and in the different communities. Our God is a community of Persons and He created us, not only to live our unique and distinct identities but also to live and exist as a community and also to work together to sustain this community.

The struggle for self determination should never be sort in a mood and with a method that can only lead to self disintegration and self destruction. Self determination that is not understood with a mindset of the community, as a synthesis of unique and distinct entities that must be united, is not rooted in God and can only but be counterproductive. There is need for this community consciousness deeply expressed in the Trinitarian lifestyle, for where the Father is, there is the Son and the Holy Spirit. The same also with the Son and with the Holy Spirit. The ability to live with this consciousness of the whole indeed is the true manifestation of the imprint of the Trinity in us. This makes us true sons and daughters of God. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and open our minds and hearts to think community always; Amen. Happy Trinity Sunday;

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