Gospel Meditations

Building a Community of Love

This Sunday we celebrate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity which is the “central mystery of Christian faith and life” (CCC 234). While the Trinity is a mystery our mind will never fully grasp, we can still glean much spiritual fruit through prayerful reflection.

Firstly, we must remember that God is Love (1 John 4:16). In order for God to be Love itself, it stands to reason that He is “one but not solitary” (CCC 254). This is because love requires a lover and a beloved. It is within the Trinity that an eternal exchange of Love exists. St. Augustine describes in his treaty “On the Trinity” that the Father and the Son eternally look at each other with pure Love, and this unadulterated love is the Holy Spirit, existing for all ages.

Hence, through reflecting on this mystery we come to understand the immense importance of community and the sharing of love. As stewards, we are called to imitate this divine life of the Trinity. We can do this by living with our brothers and sisters and fellow parishioners in a community of love. Love requires sacrifice and is expressed not just in words but in deeds (1 John 3:18). So let us offer up our time and talents for the good of our parish and the Church. If we strive to create this community of love, we can take great consolation in knowing that we are abiding in the Trinity, for St. John says “whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16).

Summary

St. Augustine describes in his treaty “On the Trinity” that the Father and the Son eternally look at each other with pure Love, and this unadulterated love is the Holy Spirit, existing for all ages. Hence, through reflecting on this mystery we come to understand the immense importance of community and the sharing of love. As stewards, we are called to imitate this divine life of the Trinity by living with our brothers and sisters and fellow parishioners in a community of love.