Message from the Pastor

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Happy Trinity Sunday! I love this time of year when we have one major celebration after another. All of these celebrations help us to highlight and to dive more deeply into the beautiful mysteries of our faith. On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, the Church draws us into the very deepest mystery of our faith: that God is not solitude, but eternal communion — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This mystery, while impossible to fully comprehend, is not distant or abstract. The Trinity reveals itself through mercy, love, and salvation.

In the first reading from this weekend, Moses encounters God on Mount Sinai and hears the Lord proclaim His own name: "a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity" (Exodus 34:6). The Trinity is not first revealed as a theological formula, but as a relationship of overflowing love and mercy toward humanity. St. Paul echoes this in the second reading when he urges the Corinthians to live in peace and unity, promising that "the God of love and peace will be with you" (2 Corinthians 13:11). Because we are made in the image of the Trinity, we are created for communion with God and with one another.

Then in the Gospel, Jesus gives one of the most beloved verses in Scripture: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (John 3:16). The Father sends the Son, and through the Spirit we are drawn into divine life itself. With the celebration of Pentecost we celebrate the action of the Holy Spirit, who makes the action and the life of the Trinity accessible to us. It is not merely something to understand, but a mystery we are invited to live.

Every time we make the Sign of the Cross, we proclaim this mystery: we belong to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Not only do we belong, but also they dwell within us. Jesus told His disciples that He would be in His them, and that He and the Father would come and abide with them. The Christian life is learning to remain

in the love of the Trinity.

News: Next weekend we have the Feast Corpus Christi; the body and blood of our Lord Jesus. We will again celebrate this Feast with the traditional floral carpet down the center Isle of the Church. We will also have a short procession after the 8 am mass. I want to apologize about the changes to the procession. This weekend is a busy one with Northern Lights happening, and I will have to head to the Island after the 10 am mass. Just a reminder that we always do Adoration overnight beginning Saturday evening after mass. This weekend there is a sign up sheet in the gathering space, or you can call the office. Thank you and God bless.