(Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–9)

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Lectionary: 166
22 MAY 2016 A.D.


First Reading PRV 8:22-31

Thus says the wisdom of God:
"The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,
the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
from of old I was poured forth,
at the first, before the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains or springs of water;
before the mountains were settled into place,
before the hills, I was brought forth;
while as yet the earth and fields were not made,
nor the first clods of the world.

"When the Lord established the heavens I was there,
when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
when he made firm the skies above,
when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
when he set for the sea its limit,
so that the waters should not transgress his command;
then was I beside him as his craftsman,
and I was his delight day by day,
playing before him all the while,
playing on the surface of his earth;
and I found delight in the human race."


(Psalm 8, J. Michael Orr, 2013)

Responsorial Psalm PS 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R.  O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!

When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place —
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!

You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet:
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!

All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!



Second Reading ROM 5:1-5

Brothers and sisters:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith
to this grace in which we stand,
and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions,
knowing that affliction produces endurance,
and endurance, proven character,
and proven character, hope,
and hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Alleluia CF. RV 1:8

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


(Last Supper, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1896)

Gospel JN 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples:
"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,
he will guide you to all truth.
He will not speak on his own,
but he will speak what he hears,
and will declare to you the things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
Everything that the Father has is mine;
for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine
and declare it to you."

Bible Study--Holy Trinity Sunday--Cycle C
(courtesy: Vince Contreras, Sunday Scripture Study for Catholics)


"Our Lord does not come down from Heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to Him - the heaven of our souls, created in His Image, the living temples of the Adorable Trinity." -St. Therese of Lisieux

In our church, it is our custom to say the Athanasian Creed on Trinity Sunday. I call it the "manly creed" since it is the longest and kicks ass the hardest.



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Many Thanks BNA. What a Blessed way to start the weekend.

Many thanks, artman54 and PecosBill!



LOVE IT! Our secular popular culture today has no idea what "manliness" is IMHO.

Our Lord was the PERFECT MAN; He was not only 100% God, but simultaneously 100% human. We call this the hypostatic union.

Non-believers and pop culture today paint Jesus as such a meek and mild (even timid) personage.

NOPE! We know better. He was A MAN, and laughed, cried, ate, drank, and yes--even got very angry and very physical at times. Hey! Being a carpenter's son, back in His day, how do folks think 8 x 8 or even 12 x 12 beams were handled? They were "MAN-HANDLED!" Sheer brute strength--muscle power. He showed us what "righteous anger" was in seeing his beloved Father's House polluted. He took on the entire crowd--no one-on-one stuff. Entire crowd. He was A MAN! Obedient. Faithful. Fervent. Principled.Resolute. Incorruptible. In today's parlance: "hard-core."

Ever wonder why they send almost an entire company of soldiers, fully armed, to arrest Him in the Garden of Gethsemane? Methinks the word out "on the streets" was:

DON'T.
MESS.
WITH.
THIS.
GUY.

Angelfire - That's incredible - thanks for sharing it