The Most Holy Trinity June 16, 2019 TheThe CatholicCatholic CommunityCommunity ofof BradfordBradford St. Bernard of Clairvaux 95 East Corydon Street Website: www.stbernardcatholic.org On-line giving: www.osvonlinegiving/1845 St. Francis of Assisi 15 St. Francis Drive Website: www.stfrancisomph.com Our Mother of Perpetual Help (A Secondary Mission Church) Very Rev. Raymond Gramata, V.F. Pastor Rev. Stanley Swacha, Senior Associate St. Bernard of Clairvaux P.O. Box 2394 • Bradford, PA 16701-5394 Phone: (814) 362-6825 • Fax: (814) 362-1479 Email:
[email protected] St. Francis of Assisi Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Church ST.CATHOLIC BERNARD COMMUNITY OF CLAIRVAUX OF BRADFORD CHURCH BRADFORD,JUNE 16, 2019 PA As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity, we admit to having only a surface understanding of it. We know that belief in the Holy Trinity is essential to our faith and that it takes faith to believe in it. In our Gospel reading, Jesus speaks of the intimacy he shares with the Father and Holy Spirit, giving us a glimpse into the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the feast that we celebrate today. Many times during the day we start our prayers with “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” While saying that, we bless ourselves in the shape of the cross. These two things are reminders of our faith, and if we use Holy Water as we come into Church, we add a third dimension. Quite obviously, by saying the words, we profess that our God is one in three.