Thoughts from Father Davis

The greatest gift we have is our Catholic Faith. In every Catholic Church throughout the world, God Himself is present in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Each time we go to adoration, we are in front of the Holy Trinity! The Holy Trinity is the Center of our Faith. On this Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. In every Sacrament we receive, we experience a direct and personal encounter with Persons of the Holy Trinity. When we are baptized, we are baptized in the name of Trinity. When we go to Confession, we are absolved by the Priest in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. When we receive Holy Communion, the Holy Trinity is there present. Jesus says to his apostles and to us that he will be with us until the end of the age. He is here with us in the Holy Eucharist. God Himself!

St. Thomas Aquinas writes that the highest and most sublime thing we can think about is the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is the source of all of the mysteries of our Faith. Each of the three persons of the Trinity is God and is co-equal to the other. Here is a drawing which helps to understand. The “amount” of God is not portioned out like when one cuts a pie, but God is equally and fully present in each person of the Trinity. In the Nicene Creed we pray “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father.” Jesus Christ, the Word of God, is consubstantial (of the same substance) with the Father and we have proof of this in the Gospel of John when he says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”

Think about how this same mighty and all-powerful God, Who created all of the stars, planets, and galaxies, and Who created the majestic mountains and creatures of the earth, Who has existed for all eternity, is our Father, and He loves us infinitely. We can even call God, “Abba, Father!” The love that the Eternal and Co-equal Trinity has for you is infinite. Let us desire to live in that love forever.