Call to prayer: God our Father, you sent into the world your Son and your Spirit to reveal to all peoples your wondrous mystery. Grant us the grace to acknowledge the glory of the Trinity and adore your all-powerful Unity. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
Focus: The gospel gives us the strongest call to evangelize and to baptize in the name of the Trinity. The Trinity is the one true God who creates, liberates and makes holy. Into this God, a community of persons, we are plunged by our Baptism.
Questions for reflection and sharing:
1. What words stand out for you in this reading?
2. How does our Church evangelize today?
How do we evangelize?
3. Today we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. What is your understanding and experience of the Trinity?
Concluding prayer: God, Father all-powerful, Christ the Lord and Savior, Spirit of love, we praise you. One God, three Persons, be near to the people formed in your image, close to the world your love brings to life. We ask you this, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, true and living, for ever and ever. Amen.
