Homily: Trinity Sunday, YR C
“Love is Trinitarian”
By Fr. William Holtzinger
June 6, 2004

Today we celebrate a theological belief that God is one, yet three persons: God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Today’s three readings reflect sequentially the effects of the pouring out of the Trinity in our lives.
We can see in the Book of Wisdom that the Father was present at the foundations of the world, the Son as the one whom we have salvation, and the Holy Spirit guiding us in our daily lives.
Today, instead of taking a lot of time trying to explain the Trinity (a feat I could never do anyway), I would like to offer us all one image, or definition: God is love. And if God is love, then we are to imitate love. As it turns out, love is one of the best perspectives about the Trinity that I know. That’s because it is concrete.
So, we’re all being called to love. Somewhere deep inside we all want it too. It is programmed or stamped into us. We shine our best when we know we are loved. And it is in those very times that we imitate God who is a communion of love between the three Divine persons.
And that is our simple homework for today. Love each other. Put away all bitterness. What good does it do you? But, when you love, the Triune God comes to you and empowers you to love even more. Who knows, maybe your love in action will change another person’s attitudes or hatred. Maybe your love in action will change the course of another person’s life for eternity. Try it. It might even change you.