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Holy Trinity Sunday 2025

John 16:12-15

Rev. Neli Miranda 

On Pentecost Sunday we experienced a re-creation when we received the visitation of the Holy Spirit. Also, we were reminded that we are a living community in the world empowered to continue Jesus’ mission of proclaiming the Kingdom of God in all languages, particularly in God’s language. Following the great feast of Pentecost, the glorious culmination of Easter Season, we now enter a new period of growth in our Christian spirituality, a season often called Ordinary Time or the Season after Pentecost. However, before we continue our journey, the Church invites us today to celebrate one of the fundamental Christian beliefs: The Holy Trinity.

Throughout our journey with Jesus, we have learned that God is not a solitary, isolated, distant being, but a community, a divine family.  In the New Testament we do not find the term “Trinity”, but in the Gospels we find Jesus speaking of God using familial language, calling God his Father and presenting himself as the revelation of the Father.  Jesus also speaks of the Holy Spirit, the Divine Presence, who comes to dwell within the new community of disciples.  Reflecting on this divine communion, the early Christians formulated the doctrine of the Triune God, the Holy Trinity: God the Father, our Creator; God the Son, Jesus our Savior; and God the Holy Spirit, our Comforter.  

Today, we celebrate the fullness of God. We celebrate God our Creator, maker of heaven and earth, who entrusts us with the care of the wondrous creation.  We celebrate Jesus, the Son of God and our brother, through whom we become one family in God. And we celebrate the Holy Spirit, the Divine Presence that constantly renews and guides us on the path of life and truth. Thus, we rejoice today in the fullness of God, a divine communion of love into which we have been called to participate. St. Paul in the Epistle to the Romans, affirms this great reality. He says that all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (8:14-17).

Dear brothers and sisters, in the mystery of the Holy Trinity, we behold a family, a community that lives in common-unity. We see a perfect relationship and intimacy; we see unity in diversity; we see equality in dignity. Above all, we see the infinite love of God, which not only constitutes the inner life of God but also overflows to invite us into that same life of communion. The Holy Trinity, therefore, is the model and source of what we, as disciples of Jesus, are called to be.

In a world marred by division and war, may our Trinitarian vocation impel us to be a family signed by peace and reconciliation. In a world of exclusion, marginalization and hatred may we extend love and radical inclusion; may we bring forth compassion and solidarity; may we truly become a Trinitarian community, living in unity, loving one another without barriers and proclaiming God’s Good News.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. Amen.


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