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THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Gospel Reading 

John 3:16-18

God sent his Son into the world to save the world.

Background on the Gospel Reading

This week we return to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. This Sunday and      next, however, are designated as solemnities—special days that call our attention      to central mysteries of our faith. Today on Trinity Sunday we celebrate the mystery    of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons.

Today’s Gospel is from the beginning of John’s Gospel. The passage we read    follows Jesus’ conversation with a Pharisee, Nicodemus, about what it means            to be born of both water and the spirit. Nicodemus approaches Jesus at night        and acknowledges Jesus as a teacher from God. Jesus tells him that only those    who are born from above will see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus misunderstands and questions how a person can be born more than once. Jesus tells Nicodemus  that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. Jesus is essentially explaining Baptism, which we celebrate as a sacrament today. Yet Nicodemus, we are told, still does not understand what Jesus is saying. Jesus continues by testifying to the need to be born from above so that one might have eternal life.

After the dialogue with Nicodemus, the author of the Gospel offers his own explanation of Jesus’ words. This is what we read in today’s Gospel, John 3:16-18.



In the context of today’s focus on the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the reading calls  our attention to the action of God, who reveals himself in three persons: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God the Father, out of love for the world, sent his Son into the world in order to save it. Through the death and resurrection      of the Son, we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. As three persons, God      acts always as a God of love; he does not condemn the world but acts to save it.

The Gospel also calls attention to the response that is required of us. God’s love      for us calls us to respond in faith by professing our belief in God’s son, Jesus, and  the salvation that he has won for us. This profession of faith is a sign of the work      of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Family Connection

Because of God’s great love for us, he sent his Son, Jesus, to save the world.      Jesus, in turn, sent the Holy Spirit so that our faith in God and his love would be strengthened. The nurturing experiences of family life also help us to understand    and have faith in God’s love.

Create a family poster together showing all the ways in which your family experiences God’s great love. Use symbols, pictures, and words to show                  how you have seen God at work in your family life and in our history. Then              read together today’s Gospel, John 3:16-18. Pray together, thanking God for              his gift of love. Conclude by praying the Glory Be to the Father or today’s Psalm.