Year 34 No. 64 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (B) — White May 30, 2021 Basic Ecclesial Community Sunday

he mystery of the Most Holy THE MYSTERY OF THE MOST Because of sin, we are mortal, TTrinity is the central mystery doomed to die. But by Jesus’ of Christian faith and life. HOLY TRINITY resurrection, we become Christians are baptized in the immortal and destined for name of the Father and of the by Fr. Ruben C. Areño, SSP eternal life. That is why Jesus Son and of the Holy Spirit: not in declares: “All that the Father has their names — that means they is mine; and all that is mine I give operate as one. In the economy to you” — if you believe in me. of faith God works in various God the Holy Spirit as the attributions: God the Father, as Sanctifier. In the Creed, we the Creator; God the Son, as the declare: “We believe in the Holy Redeemer; God the Holy Spirit, Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, as the Sanctifier. who proceeds from the Father.” God the Father as the In the Holy Spirit, we know the Creator. God is the first origin Truth: For “No one can say ‘Jesus of everything and transcendent is Lord’ except through the Holy authority. He is at the same time Spirit.” Indeed, “God has sent goodness and loving care for all the Spirit of his Son into our his children. God is neither man hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” nor woman: God is simply God. Thus, we are now children of God also transcends human by the Holy Spirit’s action in God, sons with the Son of God fatherhood and motherhood. the womb of the Blessed Virgin himself. After his ascension, Although he is their origin and Mary. Humanity that has been Jesus promised to send the Holy standard, no one is father as distanced from God because of Spirit to dwell in the Church, and God is Father. Adam and Eve’s first sin is now in the heart of every Christian God the Son as the Redeemer. reconciled back to God through believer. Without the Holy Spirit, Jesus is the Son of God. To be the redeeming act of Jesus Christ there is no life, so the Holy Spirit understood, God reveals himself at Calvary. Death, which is the continues to operate within the to us in flesh and blood (that fruit of sin by Adam and Eve, is Church to give life. is, to be incarnated) in Jesus. now conquered by Jesus Christ’s Nothing can equal the grace In a sense, Jesus is the face death and resurrection. His and blessing from the Holy of God; in him, divinity and resurrection welded back the Trinity. humanity are made possible union of humanity to divinity. PASTORAL CATECHESIS FOR THE YEAR OF MISSIO AD GENTES Jose Sanchez (1991), (2006), Luis Tagle Continuing Mission Initiatives (2012), (2014), and (2021). Fr. James H. Kroeger, MM As of April 2021, there are four living cardinals: Rosales, Tagle, Quevedo, and Advincula. Only Tagle and Advincula are still As the third millennium unfolded, the Philippine ’ a papal electors. conference (CBCP) continued catechizing the faithful through Some significant Church events in the early years of the its pastoral letters and statements. From 2000-2015 inclusive, new millennium can be briefly noted. The division of the 141 documents were released (an annual average of about huge Archdiocese into six [Manila, Cubao, nine). CBCP Presidents were: Orlando Quevedo (1999- Kalookan, Novaliches, Pasig, and Parañaque] was begun in 2003), (2003-2005), 2002 and completed in 2003. The Church held two highly (2005-2009), Nereo Odchimar (2009-2011), Jose Palma successful national congresses of the clergy (2004 and 2010). (2011-2013), (2013-2017), and Romulo The CBCP issued its second pastoral letter on the environment Valles (2017-2021). in 2008, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of its 1988 In its history, the has had nine cardinals; their letter, What is Happening to Our Beautiful Land? (quoted by names and year of appointment are: (1960), in his Laudato Si’ no. 41). Indeed, creative mission (1969), (1976), (1985), initiatives are continuing! THE INTRODUCTORY RITES Gloria God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the Glory to God in the highest, sky to the other: Did anything Entrance Antiphon and on earth peace to people (Recited when there is no opening song.) so great ever happen before? of good will. We praise you, Was it ever heard of? Did a we bless you, we adore you, Blest be God the Father, and people ever hear the voice of we glorify you, we give you the Only Begotten Son of God, God speaking from the midst thanks for your great glory, and also the Holy Spirit, for he of fire, as you did, and live? Or Lord God, heavenly King, O has shown us his merciful love. did any god venture to go and God, almighty Father. Lord take a nation for himself from Jesus Christ, Only Begotten the midst of another nation, by Greeting Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, (The sign of the cross is made here.) Son of the Father, you take testings, by signs and wonders, away the sins of the world, by war, with strong hand and P — The Lord be with you. outstretched arm, and by great All — And with your spirit. have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, terrors, all of which the Lord, your God, did for you in Egypt Introduction receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of before your very eyes? This is (These [or similar words] may be why you must now know, and used to address the assembly.) the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy fix in your heart, that the Lord is God in the heavens above and P — Let us give glory to One, you alone are the Lord, on earth below, and that there our God who is Father, Son, you alone are the Most High, and Holy Spirit—one God, Jesus Christ, with the Holy is no other. You must keep his three Persons—from whom Spirit, in the glory of God the statutes and commandments everything in the world comes Father. Amen. that I enjoin on you today, that and to whom everything you and your children after returns. Collect you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land We adore and thank the P — Let us pray. (Pause) three Divine Persons for the which the Lord, your God, is God our Father, who by giving you forever.” mystery of the Incarnation and sending into the world the Redemption. Because of his Word of truth and the Spirit of — The word of the Lord. love for us, the Father created sanctification made known to All — Thanks be to God. us and sent us his Son to be our the human race your wondrous Savior. The Holy Spirit comes Responsorial Psalm (Ps 33) to us to make present in the mystery, grant us, we pray, that Church of every time and place in professing the true faith, we R — Blessed the people the the Redemption brought by may acknowledge the Trinity Lord has chosen to be his own. Christ to humanity. of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. A. Tuazon Penitential Act Through our Lord Jesus E G♯m Christ, your Son, who lives   and reigns with you in the    P — Brethren (brothers and   Bles sed the peo ple the Lord sisters), let us acknowledge our unity of the Holy Spirit, God, A F m sins, and so prepare ourselves to for ever and ever. 2 ♯ celebrate the sacred mysteries. All — Amen.   (Pause)   has cho sen  to be his P — Have mercy on us, O Lord. Liturgy of the word E All — For we have sinned 4 against you. First Reading   (Dt 4:32–34, 39–40) (Sit)   own. P — Show us, O Lord, your        mercy. To the Israelites, God reveals 1. Upright is the word of the All — And grant us your himself as unique and without salvation. Lord,/ and all his works are equal, yet close to his people. trustworthy./ He loves justice P — May almighty God have In response to this privileged and right;/ of the kindness of mercy on us, forgive us our sins, experience of the one God, the Lord the earth is full. (R) and bring us to everlasting life. Moses says, the people are to be All — Amen. faithful to the Lord and keep his 2. By the word of the Lord the commandments. heavens were made;/ by the P — Lord, have mercy. breath of his mouth all their All — Lord, have mercy. A reading from the Book of host./ For he spoke, and it was P — Christ, have mercy. Deuteronomy made;/ he commanded, and it stood forth. (R) All — Christ, have mercy. MOSES SAID to the people: P — Lord, have mercy. “Ask now of the days of old, 3. See, the eyes of the Lord All — Lord, have mercy. before your time, ever since are upon those who fear him,/ upon those who hope for his and of the Holy Spirit, teaching R — Lord, listen to your people. kindness,/ to deliver them from them to observe all that I have C — May our Church leaders death/ and preserve them in commanded you. And behold, be docile to the voice of the spite of famine. (R) I am with you always, until the Holy Spirit, faithful to the end of the age.” 4. Our soul waits for the Lord,/ way of Christ, and diligent in who is our help and our shield./ — The Gospel of the Lord. listening to the divine Word and May your kindness, O Lord, All — Praise to you, Lord Jesus in approaching the wellspring be upon us/ who have put our Christ. of grace. We pray: (R) hope in you. (R) Homily (Sit) C — May the Holy Spirit Second Reading (Rom 8:14–17) strengthen the leaders of our Profession of Faith (Stand) country in their commitment Paul reminds us that the three to promote justice, peace, and Persons of the Trinity are at work All — I believe in one God, truth. We pray: (R) for our salvation. We become God’s the Father almighty, maker of C — May consecrated men children and heirs with Christ in heaven and earth, of all things and women show forth their the Spirit who inspires us. visible and invisible. love for the poor and the I believe in one Lord Jesus oppressed; may they be one A reading from the Letter of Christ, the Only Begotten Son with those in need and abound Saint Paul to the Romans of God, born of the Father in works of mercy; may they before all ages. God from God, be compassionate toward all. BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Light from Light, true God We pray: (R) Those who are led by the from true God, begotten, not Spirit of God are sons of God. made, consubstantial with the C — May those who are suffering For you did not receive a spirit Father; through him all things because of sickness, poverty, and of slavery to fall back into fear, were made. For us men and for difficulty in their relationships be but you received a Spirit of our salvation he came down sustained by the love of God and through the care of their families adoption, through whom we from heaven, and friends. We pray: (R) cry, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit (at the words that follow, up to and himself bears witness with our including and became man, all bow) C — May the Lord bless the spirit that we are children of and by the Holy Spirit was efforts and initiatives of all the God, and if children, then heirs, incarnate of the Virgin Mary parishioners who compose the heirs of God and joint heirs and became man. and BEC’s. May the spirit with Christ, if only we suffer For our sake he was crucified of collaboration bring us into with him so that we may also under Pontius Pilate, he suffered a fruitful communion with the death and was buried, and Father. We pray: (R) be glorified with him. rose again on the third day in — The word of the Lord. accordance with the Scriptures. C — May our departed brothers All — Thanks be to God. He ascended into heaven and and sisters be welcomed into is seated at the right hand of the Kingdom of eternal life. Alleluia (Cf. Rv 1:8) (Stand) the Father. He will come again We pray: (R) in glory to judge the living and All — Alleluia, alleluia. Glory C — Let us pray for the urgent the dead and his kingdom will concerns of our community to the Father, the Son, and the have no end. Holy Spirit; to God who is, and our personal intentions I believe in the Holy Spirit, (pause). We pray: (R) who was, and who is to come. the Lord, the giver of life, who Alleluia, alleluia. proceeds from the Father and P — Almighty Father, you have revealed your love to us through Gospel (Mt 28:16-20) the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and your Son and sent the Holy P — A reading from the holy glorified, who has spoken Spirit among us. Receive our Gospel according to Matthew. through the prophets. prayers and grant that we may All — Glory to you, O Lord. I believe in one, holy, come to the inheritance held catholic, and apostolic Church. out to us in Christ, who lives THE ELEVEN DISCIPLES went I confess one Baptism for the and reigns with you forever to Galilee, to the mountain to forgiveness of sins and I look and ever. which Jesus had ordered them. forward to the resurrection All — Amen. When they all saw him, they of the dead and the life of the worshiped, but they doubted. world to come. Amen. Then Jesus approached and Liturgy of said to them, “All power in Prayer of the Faithful the eucharist heaven and on earth has been P — God is our Creator and Presentation of the Gifts (Stand) given to me. Go, therefore, and Father. He has given us his Son make disciples of all nations, to be our life. Through his Holy P — Pray, brethren… baptizing them in the name Spirit, let us raise our voices as All — May the Lord accept the of the Father, and of the Son, we pray: sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. Prayer over the Offerings P — Sanctify by the invocation of your name, we pray, O Lord our God, this oblation of our service, and by it make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord. All — Amen. Preface: The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity P — The Lord be with you. All — And with your spirit. P — Lift up your hearts. All — We lift them up to the Lord. P — Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All — It is right and just. P — Deliver us, Lord… P — Bow down for the blessing. P — It is truly right and just, All — For the kingdom, the (Pause) our duty and our salvation, power and the glory are yours May the Lord bless you and now and forever. always and everywhere to give keep you. you thanks, Lord, holy Father, Invitation to Peace All — Amen. almighty and eternal God. P — May he let his face shine For with your Only Begotten Invitation to Communion (Kneel) upon you and show you his Son and the Holy Spirit you are mercy. one God, one Lord: not in the P — Behold the Lamb of God, All — Amen. unity of a single person, but behold him who takes away P — May he turn his in a Trinity of one substance. the sins of the world. Blessed For what you have revealed are those called to the supper countenance towards you to us of your glory we believe of the Lamb. and give you his peace. equally of your Son and of All — Lord, I am not worthy All — Amen. the Holy Spirit, so that, in the that you should enter under P — And may the blessing confessing of the true and my roof, but only say the word of almighty God, the Father, eternal Godhead, you might and my soul shall be healed. and the Son, (†) and the Holy be adored in what is proper Spirit come down on you and to each Person, their unity in Communion Antiphon (Gal 4:6) remain with you for ever. substance, and their equality All — Amen. in majesty. Since you are children of God, For this is praised by Angels God has sent into your hearts Dismissal and Archangels, Cherubim, the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit P — Our celebration is ended. too, and Seraphim, who never who cries out: Abba, Father. cease to cry out each day, as Go in the peace and love of with one voice they acclaim: Prayer after Communion the Triune God. All — Holy, Holy, Holy Lord (Stand) All — Thanks be to God. God of Hosts. Heaven and earth (Pause) are full of your glory. Hosanna P — Let us pray. May receiving this Sacra­ BE A OR in the highest. Blessed is he who A OF MASS ment, O Lord our God, bring comes in the name of the Lord. MEDIA Hosanna in the highest. (Kneel) us health of body and soul, as we confess your eternal holy If you are a Grade 12 Acclamation (Stand) Trinity and undivided Unity. student, a college student, or a young professional, male, All — When we eat this Through Christ our Lord. single, and interested to Bread and drink this Cup, we All — Amen. become a priest or a brother proclaim your death, O Lord, involved in the apostolate of until you come again. THE CONCLUDING RITES social communication, we THE COMMUNION RITE P — The Lord be with you. invite you to journey with us. All — And with your spirit. Visit our websites: The Lord’s Prayer ssp.ph or stpauls.ph Solemn Blessing All — Our Father…