Nazareth Catholic Community
June 7, 2020 ~ Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Service TONIGHT via Zoom at 7:00PM!
Meeting ID: 144 809 501
"we expand the indivisible Unity into a Trinity; and again we contract the Trinity, which cannot be diminished, into a Unity." ~ Dionysius
Greetings Everyone,
This week we return to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. This Sunday and next are designated as solemnities—special days that call our attention to central mysteries of our tradition. Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity where we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons. Next Sunday, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, more commonly known as Corpus Christi.
Today's celebration provides us both a theological understanding of God and a personal one. The belief of God as Trinity - three persons in one, is a mystery. The concept of one God who is three distinct figures - the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifier - cannot be fully comprehended by our human brains. While a mystery, this belief does give us an understanding of the nature of God. God is, was, and ever shall be present in creation, in our salvation and in the sustaining of our everyday life. It also reminds us that the essence of God is relationship – relationship with each divine person and with humanity.
This essence of relationship is united in a common purpose - to love and bring justice to the world. Just as the three persons of the Trinity are united to each other, we too are united to creation and to one another. The Gospel of John (16:12-15) calls our attention to the response that is required by each of us by explaining how the Spirit of truth will guide us to make God's love present in the world. The result of being part of this relationship, we too have each inherited this love and now share in the responsibility to be agents of that love and justice to others.
How does today's Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity invite you to respond? How is the Spirit of truth guiding you?
Pax et Bonum,
~ Jamie
Today's Readings can be found at: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/060720.cfm
Be sure to watch this interview with Fr. Bryan Massingale, professor of theology Fordham University on how the Catholic Church can combat racism and white supremacy. His voice has been essential in this discussion.
Thomas Merton Summer Read! Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander is Merton at his best–detached but not unpassionate, humorous yet sensitive, at all times alive and searching, with a gift for language which has made him one of the most widely read and influential spiritual writers of our time.
The reading group will meet once a week via zoom throughout the summer. The reader is responsible for ordering their copy of book or ebook. Books sells online for $13.00. RSVP below to receive more information.
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
Sunday, May 24, 2020, 12:00 AM
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Nazareth College Catholic Community
Jamie R. Fazio, M.Div., Catholic Chaplain, Office: GAC 160
The Nazareth College Catholic Community is part of the Nazareth Center for Spirituality. All are always welcome!
Email: jfazio1@naz.edu
Website: http://www.naz.edu/center-for-spirituality/catholic-community
Location: Linehan Chapel, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States
Phone: 585 389 2308
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