“‘For the Lord So Loved the World that He Gave his
Only Son…’ (Jn 3:16)”
In this 9th Sunday of Ordinary
Time the Mother Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday.
Once
upon a time, there was a woman in a certain village, who wanted to cook; but
she had only one stone. And she tried to put the pot on that stone, but the pot
could not stand, and she tried again with two stones, but even that it could
not stand. Finally, when she added the third one, the pot could be stable. And
she continued with her activity.
The story above gives us an insight about
what we are celebrating in this Holy Trinity Sunday. We are celebrating the
unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as Three Divine Persons, which means
that God exists as one God in Three Persons: God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the highest Christian affirmation of the
nature of God, God who is our Creator, the Lord of the history of our
salvation. We celebrate the mystery of God as Lord who, in the incarnated
figure of our Lord Jesus Christ lived among us. The God who through his
infinity love became man for the salvation of humankind.
Likewise, it is the same image of a
Merciful, Kind, Faithful and Gracious God that the First Reading from book of
Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 presents to us. He is the God whom Moses asks for the favor
and forgiveness for the weaknesses and blasphemy that the people directed to
God. And at the end, God looks with favor upon the them. Similarly, the Second
Reading from 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 advises us to be united, and to live in
love and peace and to be people of one heart and mind as the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit are One and united. Because, when we live united God will
dwell among us.
In the Holy Gospel from John 3:16-18 we
hear about an incomparable and an unconditional love of God towards humanity.
God who for loving us so much He sent his only Son our Lord Jesus Christ to
redeem the world. Through today’s Readings we are called to be faithful to God
and to believe in Him through our Lord Jesus Christ and to listen to him
because Jesus Christ is the Ultimate Mediator and Revealer of the Father, who
transmits to us the love of the Father. We learn as well to obey and listen to
the voice of the Holy Spirit who is the giver of life, the Spirit of knowledge
and understanding. Therefore, we, as through children of God, we should love
one other and be united with one heart and mind in Jesus Christ. Let us imitate
and be the most transparent example of the love of God in our midst, and to
spread that fragrance of love to others. Because without love we could not be
saved from our sins. Dear friends, what would this world be without love?
Antonio Nungulu Lohoca
II Year Theology
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