Prayers
With prayer as the center of our lives, we serve in simplicity and joy.
Daily we pray both alone and together.
Coming before God in solitude, we listen and respond to the Spirit.
Gathering in Jesus’ name we share his word with one another and the world as a whole.
In these pages we welcome your prayer requests
and offer our weekly reflections for each Sunday and those from special occasions.
Join us in this sacred journey.
Daily we pray both alone and together.
Coming before God in solitude, we listen and respond to the Spirit.
Gathering in Jesus’ name we share his word with one another and the world as a whole.
In these pages we welcome your prayer requests
and offer our weekly reflections for each Sunday and those from special occasions.
Join us in this sacred journey.
READINGS AND REFLECTION FOR JUNE 4, 2023
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SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
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1st Reading: Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9
Responsorial Psalm: Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Gospel: John 3:16-18 |
REFLECTION:
This Sunday celebrates the central mystery of our Catholic faith: the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as God. The Psalm response is actually our best declaration to honor this day: “Glory and praise forever!” In the first reading, God identifies himself to Moses as “the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” God alone is the One who, despite human weaknesses, can “pardon our wickedness and sins and receive us as his own”. Knowing this, should we not be singing, “Glory and praise forever”? Similarly, St. Paul advises us to put aside our failings and live in harmony and peace, for the Father, Son, and Spirit are with us all. Finally, Jesus reminds us that he came to fill us with the very life of God – eternal life through faith. God’s love abounds in our lives and conquers all shortcomings! Together, we proclaim, “Glory and praise forever!”
PRAYER:
Gracious God, how much you love the world that you sent Jesus to reveal your goodness! Caught in our sins, we have now been freed through your mercy at work in our lives and in our world. May your continued presence among us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit enliven our faith and strengthen us to live in joyful praise and gratitude. We ask all in Jesus’s name. Amen.
--S. Delouise Menges, OSF
This Sunday celebrates the central mystery of our Catholic faith: the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as God. The Psalm response is actually our best declaration to honor this day: “Glory and praise forever!” In the first reading, God identifies himself to Moses as “the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” God alone is the One who, despite human weaknesses, can “pardon our wickedness and sins and receive us as his own”. Knowing this, should we not be singing, “Glory and praise forever”? Similarly, St. Paul advises us to put aside our failings and live in harmony and peace, for the Father, Son, and Spirit are with us all. Finally, Jesus reminds us that he came to fill us with the very life of God – eternal life through faith. God’s love abounds in our lives and conquers all shortcomings! Together, we proclaim, “Glory and praise forever!”
PRAYER:
Gracious God, how much you love the world that you sent Jesus to reveal your goodness! Caught in our sins, we have now been freed through your mercy at work in our lives and in our world. May your continued presence among us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit enliven our faith and strengthen us to live in joyful praise and gratitude. We ask all in Jesus’s name. Amen.
--S. Delouise Menges, OSF
