Good morning/evening everyone. I am so happy to welcome you all to celebrate the solemn feast of the Holy Trinity. Our special welcome to all our visitors, cottagers and everyone who is here today and I would like to thank you all to come out today. Dear friends, every time we come to church, we deepen our faith in the Holy Trinity. We are given the blessing to know the mystery of the Holy Trinity. Every time we come to church, we are abundantly blessed by the gifts of the Holy Trinity on whose name, we were all baptized.
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the solemn feast of the Holy Trinity. We believe in triune God. We believe that the father is God, the Son is God and the Holy Spirit is God but they are not three gods but only one God. The Hindus believe in Holy Trinity too but their understanding of God is so different, they believe in three distinct gods. They believe in Creator god, protector god and the destroyer god but we do not believe as they do. We believe in one god who is the Creator of heaven and earth and all things come from him and go only to Him.
One day a bishop was talking to children who were going to receive confirmation. He asked them, “What is holy trinity?” they said Holy trinity means the father is god, the son is god and the holy spirit is god but not three gods but only one god. The bishop who was hard of hearing said, “I do not understand what you are saying”. Then a man who was standing beside the bishop said, ‘bishop, you do not need to understand because holy trinity is a mystery”.
It is a mystery. We are asked not to understand but to believe. And one day a group of people went to St. Patrick and asked him to explain the mystery of the holy trinity and He picked up a three gloved shamrock leaf and explained how they were all distinct from each other but connected to the same source. They are community of people connected with love and kindness. And at the same time, so many saints, holy men and women were given the blessings to know the secret of the mystery of the holy trinity. When we deepen our faith in triune God we will be blessed to know the mystery of the holy trinity.
Today we also celebrate father’s day. It is a day we remember all our fathers who sacrifice their time, energy and resources to build our community and our family. They are living witnesses of God’s love and kindness, living witnesses of the gift of god’s forgiveness and compassion. One day a dad who was getting ready to go to his work saw one of his sons using his electric shaver and trying to shave his head. He got mad and said, ‘what are you doing? Do not you have better things to do? Do not make me mad. The son looked at him and said, “If you get mad at me then go and look at Charlie. He went and saw Charlie who already shaved his head. The dad was so mad and said to them, ‘why are you doing like this?” what are you trying to prove? They look at their dad and said, “Dad, we want to be like you.” Children imitate their parents especially their dads. Even our Lord Jesus Christ was like His earthly Father Joseph. He continued his dad’s trade of being a carpenter. The bible says only one word about Joseph that is Joseph was a just man. It means he kept all the commandments of God our father and fulfilled the duty of looking after Mary and Jesus. Because of his dedication and faithfulness, angels appeared in his dreams and guided him to do great things for his family and society. When parents practice their faith, children will also imitate. Yes, from fullness only fullness will come out.
One day, a dad saw his son trying to move a heavy rock. He said to his son, “Son, are you using all your energy to move the rock?’ the son who was so exhausted said, ‘yes, dad of course”. Then he looked at his son and said, “No son you are not. You did not ask my help’
Fathers make a big difference in children’s lives. They by their examples and words make them stronger and bigger. So as we celebrate Father’s day let us pray to our triune God to shower upon them His countless Blessings. Amen.
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