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Episode 260 - The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are honored and revered in the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - Sunday June 15, 2025 - Jn 16:12-15
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are honored and revered in the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity so he can believe, trust and love the Most Holy Trinity and grow in the Virtue of Prayer so he can pray to each Person of the Trinity.
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The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are honored and revered in the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity so he can believe, trust and love the Most Holy Trinity and grow in the Virtue of Prayer so he can pray to each Person of the Trinity.
Liturgy
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – Cycle C – Jn 16:12-15
Commentary
After revealing He will send the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit will help the disciples lead many to Him, Jesus continues His Farewell Discourse (Jn 13:31-16:33) by reaffirming the reality of the Trinity and how the Holy Spirit will bless and fortify the men with His words.
Despite their preparation, the Apostles remain simply men, and Jesus knows they lack the human capacity to absorb (“cannot bear”) everything He could explain to them; they are anxious, cannot face the reality of Jesus’ coming Passion, and have not yet received the Holy Spirit. Rather than rebuke them for their weakness in the face of turmoil, Jesus encourages them by once again promising He will send the Holy Spirit to them after He departs. The Holy Spirit will guide the Apostles to truth, helping Jesus’ Gospel penetrate and reside in their souls, fortifying them to resist the evil lies Satan will invoke (Jn 8:44) in an attempt to cause the Apostles to doubt.
Jesus reveals the Holy Spirit does not speak on His own authority, but only says what He is told to say by God the Father and the Son. By speaking the words of the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit glorifies them. Jesus has been given the Gospel by God the Father, and like Jesus, the Holy Spirit will proclaim Jesus’ Gospel without error to the Apostles, and men specifically called by Jesus to build His Kingdom in the future.
Be awed by Jesus Christ
Be awed by Jesus as He reveals the reality of the Trinity to His Apostles: Divine Person of the Trinity, Jesus describes the mysterious Holy Spirit, who speaks the words of the Father and the Son; Son of the Father, Jesus has been granted absolute Authority(supernatural power to rule and act) over all (Heaven and earth); Jesus acts to Protect and Provide for His men by sending the Holy Spirit as a help and guide.
Believe, trust, and love the Most Holy Trinity
Realize: The Church celebrates the Solemnity (meaning an annual liturgical celebration of the highest rank) of the Holy Trinity each year, the Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, the celebration of the arrival of the Holy Spirit. The Most Holy Trinity is the beautiful mystery of One God in Three Divine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, which was revealed by Jesus and is expressed in the Creed.
Believe: Reflect upon the Trinity (CCC 232-267).
Pray: Most Holy Trinity, fill me with the Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity so I believe in the reality and unity of the Blessed Trinity, I trust in You, and have a deep and growing love of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Pray to each Person of the Holy Trinity
Realize: While God is one, it is both possible and commendable to seek to draw closer to each of the three Divine Persons: every Catholic man has been directed by Jesus to the Father in the Our Father, is drawn to the Son in prayer and the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist, and is urged to seek the constant help of the Holy Spirit to receive His Gifts and Fruits.
Believe: Reflect upon Praying to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (CCC 2664-2672).
Pray: Most Holy Trinity, help me build the Virtue of Prayer (a part of Justice) so I can turn to each of You with my prayers of thanksgiving, praise and petitions, and so I can have a beautiful filial relationship with the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.