05/31/2026
Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
May 31, 2026
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A woman once insisted that her husband, who rarely attended church, accompany her to Mass. When they arrived, the pastor was baptizing a new convert. As he immersed the person in the water, he proclaimed, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, you are now a new creation!”
The husband was deeply impressed by the ritual. When he got home, he filled the bathtub, grabbed a cold Coca Cola from the refrigerator, and dunked the can into the water three times. Then, with a completely straight face, he declared, “You are a new creation! I now pronounce you beer.”
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, a feast that proclaims one of the central mysteries of our faith: that God is one God in three Divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Trinity is not a puzzle to be solved but a mystery to be embraced. We cannot fully grasp it with our minds because God is infinitely greater than our human understanding. Yet the fact that we cannot completely understand God does not make Him any less real. Today's feast invites us into a relationship with the God who has revealed Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Our Scripture readings reveal this mystery.
In the First Reading from Exodus, Moses receives the Law for a second time after the Israelites broke their covenant with God by worshipping the golden calf. God could have abandoned His people, but instead He renews His covenant with them. As the Lord passes before Moses, He proclaims His own identity: “A God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” God reveals His very heart. His essence is compassion and mercy. Even toward a stubborn and sinful people, God remains faithful.
In the Second Reading, St. Paul concludes his letter to the Corinthians with a blessing we hear at every Mass: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” In this simple greeting, Paul beautifully expresses the life of the Trinity at work in the Church.
Then, in the Gospel, Jesus speaks to Nicodemus about the depth of God's love: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.” God does not send His Son to condemn the world but to save it. The Father gives His Son out of love, and through the Holy Spirit we are invited to share in that divine life. The entire mission of salvation flows from the love of the Trinity.
Sometimes we may wonder why God continues to love us so faithfully. We fail Him repeatedly. We sin, we wander, we forget Him, and yet He never stops pursuing us. If we were God, we might have given up on humanity long ago! But God is not like us. God is love. The Father never stops loving, the Son never stops saving, and the Holy Spirit never stops sanctifying.
The doctrine of the Trinity reminds us that God's commitment to humanity is unwavering. His covenant is irrevocable. His face is always turned toward us in love. His presence is constant and reliable.
But the mystery of the Trinity is not only something we believe; it is also something we are called to imitate.
We are created in the image of God, who is not a solitary being but a communion of Persons united in perfect love. Therefore, we are made not for isolation but for relationship. We become fully human when we learn to love.
I once heard about a catechism teacher who asked her students to define the word “family.” One little girl answered using its letters: “F” is for Father, “A” is for And, “M” is for Mother, and “ILY” stands for “I Love You.”
Simple as it sounds, her answer contains a profound truth. A family is held together not merely by blood, a common address, or shared responsibilities, but by love.
This reflects the very life of the Trinity. Just as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit live in an eternal relationship of self-giving love, so every family is called to be a community of love, respect, forgiveness, and mutual care. Remove love, and a family becomes merely a group of individuals living under the same roof. Remove God, for God is love, and the foundation of family life becomes fragile.
How blessed we are to belong not only to our own families but also to the great family of humanity and the family of God. Despite our differences, we are united by the love that comes from Him.
As we celebrate the Holy Trinity today, let us remember that we were created by love, created for love, and created to share love. May our homes, our parish, and our relationships become living reflections of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever united in love.
