Today marks the Feast of the Holy Trinity. It is difficult to fully understand the Trinity but there have been many analogies to try to understand it.

1. When we sign ourselves-in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

2. We are baptised in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

3. The human person is made up of body, soul and spirit- 3 elements but still 1 person

4. The candle with flame, light and heat- 3 aspects but 1 candle

5. Love relationship within the Trinity- e.g. I love mom and mom loves me, there is a love relationship between mom and me. Similarly, God lives in relationship, in communion within the Trinity.

Contrary to the Holy Trinity, there is the unholy trinity of me, myself and I. When we are no longer in relationship with people, we become the unholy trinity-Selfish and egocentric, when we care only for ourselves. Increasingly we see more evidence of this disunity-fragmentation of family, friends, wars, we must be aware and not be this state of unholiness. We want to be people in relationship with others, not in disunity. The will of God wants us to be in relationship with others as they are in relationship in the Trinity.

Bearing this in mind, may the Trinitarian love of the Father embrace us, the grace of the Son save and redeem us and the fire of the Holy Spirit protect us, this day and always.

- Sunday Homily by Fr. Eugene Lee, C.Ss.R. (15 June 2025)