Still others think that it is technology that is the real saviour of the human race. Others think that even if you do exist, your existence does not directly affect their lives. Father, many of us live as if you do not exist. We too, your children of the 21st century, are stiff-necked, difficult to lead, and proud. We do the same today, as we pray: despite our willfulness and obstinacy, O Father, Creator of heaven and earth, Source from whom all being flows, adopt us as your sons and daughters. Moses prays that God forgives the people’s sin. The readings that the Church gives us for today, however, begin with the reality of stubbornness: In the First Reading, Moses bows down to the earth, worships God, and says “Although this is a stiff-necked people, pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” To be a stiff-necked people means to be haughty and resistant to the Holy Spirit. By way of Scripture and Tradition, God allows us, mere creatures, to glimpse His own character, to glimpse His own divine identity. It is the mystery of God in himself” (CCC 234). ![]() The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. Let us spend some time today reflecting on the readings of this Solemnity, the Trinity, and the great mystery that we, as human beings, have the free will to accept or reject God’s offer of salvation. This great mystery of love spurs us on to conversion of mind and heart. Today is Trinity Sunday, and we observe and venerate the deepest mystery of our faith – the fact that God is One, but in Three Persons.
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