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Reading I Dt 4:32-34, 39-40, Responsorial Psalm 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22, Reading II Rom 8:14-17, Gospel Mt 28:16-20 Today we are celebrating the Most Holy Trinity, an anecdote of Saint Augustine can help us realize that the Most Holy Trinity is beyond what our minds can grasp. One day, Saint Augustine was walking along the Mediterranean Sea, he was inquiring about the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. He came across a little kid who was fetching water from the sea and pouring it in a small hole. Saint Augustine asked the kid what he was doing, and the kid answered that he was trying to put all the water of the sea into the small hole. Saint Augustine told him that what he was trying to do was not possible, and the kid replied that what Saint Augustine was trying to do was not possible either because he could not put the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity into his small head. God has revealed Himself to us as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, people thought that God was far from them, He was in heaven, and none could reach Him. Sometimes, people feared God and thought that He was mean. Nevertheless, they believeed that God was the creator of all things, they recognized Him as God the Father. In the mystery of redemption, through the Virgin Mary, God comes to us as a little child born in poverty. His mission was to reveal to humans that the God they thought was inaccessible is dwelling among them, and that the God they thought was mean is merciful and wants them to be merciful as He is. Unfortunately, humans will not be able to understand how God can be a little child, poor and vulnerable, they ended up crucifying Him, but He came again to life. After the Ascension, through His Spirit; He lives in us. Despite all our trespasses, God has come to dwell in us. That is the mystery we are celebrating today. God has revealed Himself to us as being a family, He wants us to be part of that family. Thus, our relationships should reflect the relationships between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and that can happen if we let the Holy Spirit work in us. We should live by the Holy Spirit as did the blessed Mother of God so that we reflect the love of God in our lives. In those few lines, I hope to have shared with you what I heard from the homily from the 6:00 AM Mass on Sunday May 30, 2021 at Mont Sion Gikungu. The Mass was celebrated by Father Hérménegilde Coyitungiye. Christa Ishimwe
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Kršćanska vjera vjerovanje je u jednoga Boga u Tri Osobe. Trojstveno jednoboštvo najdublje je od svih religioznih novosti koje je donijelo kršćanstvo i po kojoj se naša vjera razlikuje od svih drugih monoteističkih i poganskih politeističkih vjera. Sadržaj svetkovine Presvetog Trojstva drugačiji je nego kod ostalih blagdana u crkvenoj godini. Dok većina blagdana slavi neki događaj, ovdje se slavi temeljna istina vjere o Bogu, koji je, kako Katekizam kaže, “jedan u trim božanskim osobama: Ocu, Sinu i Duhu Svetomu”. Crkva i svaki vjernik, slaveći Presveto Trojstvo, zahvaljuje Bogu na djelima stvaranja, otkupljenja i posvećenja ljudskog roda i pojedinačno svakog čovjeka. Ovim blagdanom ispovijedamo da je Bog nad svim, sve je po njemu, i on je u svemu. Nad svime kao Otac; sve je stvorio po svome Sinu; a u svemu prebiva u Duhu Svetomu. Vjerujemo da je sa svima nama milost Gospodina našega Isusa Krista, ljubav Boga Oca i zajedništvo Duha Svetoga. Jer kroz sve što je za nas čini Bog se objavljuje kao Trojstvo. Već na ulazu u crkvu, nakon što smo prstom dotaknuli blagoslovljenu vodu i prekrižili se izgovarajući riječi: „U ime Oca i Sina i Duha Svetoga!“ ispovijedamo Presveto Trojstvo: vjeru u jednog jedinog Boga u tri osobe: Oca i Sina i Duha Svetoga. I sav naš kršćanski život, počevši od krštenja pa sve do smrti nosi pečat vjere u Presveto Trojstvo. Bog Otac, njegov Sin Isus Krist i Duh Sveti k nama su došli u krštenju i nastanili su se u nama. U njihovo ime i u dijalogu s njima odvija se čitav naš život. Na pragu života bili smo kršteni „U ime Oca i Sina i Duha Svetoga“ i na kraju života otputovat ćemo s ovoga svijeta opet u ime te božanske trojice.I kada god se znamenujemo znakom križa, svaki put izjavljujemo da smo spremni pripadati Presvetom Trojstvu. Tajna Presvetoga Trojstva najveće je otajstvo kršćanske vjere, otajstvo iz kojeg je proizašla sva povijest spasenja. Objava tog otajstva najveća je novost koju je donio Isus Krist. Prije njega proroci su govorili samo o jednom Bogu koji je stvorio svemir da bi svoju ljubav izlio na sva stvorenja. Ali Isus je doveo ljude k spoznaji života i ljubavi u samom Bogu, odnosno doveo ih je do spoznaje zajedništva Osoba u Bogu. On nam je otkrio da postoji samo jedan Bog u zajedništvu ljubavi Triju Osoba. Bog Otac, Sin i Duh Sveti silaze zajedno k čovjeku i dolaze živjeti s njime. Bog dolazi k čovjeku u svoj svojoj stvarnosti i punini života i ljubavi, onakav kakav je u sebi i kakvim ćemo ga jednoga dana spoznati u blaženoj vječnosti.