Message from Fr. Luis Flores

St. Maurice at Resurrection Catholic Parish

My dear parish family

Today we celebrate The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Lord Jesus has revealed to his disciples the great mystery of our faith, the triune nature of God and the inseparable union of the eternal Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus' mission is to reveal the glory of God to us, a Trinity of persons, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and to unite us with God in a community of love. The ultimate end, the purpose for which God created us, is the entry of God's creatures into the perfect unity of the blessed Trinity.

The mission of Jesus and of the Holy Spirit are the same. That is why Jesus tells his disciples that the Spirit will reveal the glory of the Father and the Son and will speak what is true. Before his Passover, Jesus revealed the Holy Spirit as the "Paraclete" and Helper who will be with Jesus' disciples to teach and guide them "into all the truth". In baptism we are called to share in the life of the Holy Trinity here on earth in faith and after death in eternal light.

How can we grow in our understanding and experience of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

It is the Holy Spirit who reveals the Father and the Son to us and who gives us the gift of faith to know and understand the truth of God's word. The Lord renews the gift of the Spirit in each one of us as we open our hearts with expectant faith and yield to his work in our lives.

Ask the Lord Jesus to renew in you the gift of the Holy Spirit who strengthens us in the seven-fold gifts of wisdom and understanding, right judgment and courage, knowledge and reverence, and holy fear in God's presence.

Amen.

Fr. Luis Flores
Parochial Administrator