The Fruits of the Season

May God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit grant us the strength to overcome our human weaknesses and live and die in their love so that we may share their eternal kingdom with them.

A reflection from Father Tudgay for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

Since the conclusion of the Easter Season this past Sunday with the celebration of Pentecost, it would be easy for us to think of Easter as bracketed to the annals of the liturgical year. This Sunday’s celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity allows the mystery of Easter to continue. As we listen to the readings, Jesus’ words in the Gospel draw us into the heart of the Easter mystery. The question for us to reflect on might lead us to ask ourselves how this mystery continues through us? 

Our First Reading draws us into the personification of Wisdom, present in the origins of creation itself. We are told that Wisdom, intimately involved in the creation of the world, is also carefully attuned to the will of God, that is to say, that Wisdom is the attentive act of listening for God to speak with an eagerness to respond. Wisdom, as we see in the First Reading, is the love that accompanies God’s presence. 

In the Christian life, our invitation is to embody Wisdom, as it is given to us by the Holy Spirit, both by listening to the will of God and acting on what we hear. This weekend’s celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of God’s enduring presence with us. Specifically, the sanctifying mission of the Holy Spirit, binding the Body of Christ into One infuses the Church with the presence of God’s Wisdom, accessible to each of us through our prayer and our participation in the life of the Sacraments. The fruit of this season of Ordinary Time is the ability to draw near to the presence of the living God, always seeking God’s presence and striving to follow his will.